Detroit City

Danny Dill / Mel Tillis

I wanna go home I wanna go home oh how I wanna go home
Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City
And I dreamed about those cottonfields and home
I dreamed about my mother dear old papa sister and brother
I dreamed about that girl who's been waiting for so long
I wanna go home I wanna go home oh how I wanna go home
Homefolks think I'm big in Detroit City
From the letters that I write they think I'm fine
But by day I make the cars by night I make the bars
If only they could read between the lines
Cause you know I rode the freight train north to Detroit City
And after all these years I find I've just been wastin' my time
So I just think I'll take my foolish pride
And put it on a Southbound freight and ride
And go on back to the loved ones the ones that I left waitin' so far behind
I wanna go home I wanna go home oh how I wanna go home

Trivia about the song Detroit City by George Jones

When was the song “Detroit City” released by George Jones?
The song Detroit City was released in 2005, on the album “Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't”.
Who composed the song “Detroit City” by George Jones?
The song “Detroit City” by George Jones was composed by Danny Dill and Mel Tillis.

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