Detroit City

I wanna go home I wanna go home Oh, how I want to go home Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City I dreamed about those cotton field back home I dreamed about my mother my daddy sisters and brothers And I dreamed about this girl who I left waiting for so long I want to go home See, I want to go home Oh, how I want to go home You see the homefolks think I'm big in Detroit City From the letters that I write they think I'm doing fine yes they do But by day I make the cars and by night I make the bars If only they could read between the lines Because, you know I caught a freight train to Detroit City And after all these years I realized now I've just been wasting my time You know, what I'm gonna do I'm gonna take this foolish pride Get on a southbound freight and let it ride And go back to those ones who love me Those ones that are waiting for me Waiting back behind I wanna go home Can you help me get back home Somebody ... oh Oh, how I want to go home home I just got to get home Oh, you see I got to get home