Detroit City

Mel Tillis, Danny Dill

[Chorus]
I wanna go home, I wanna go home
Oh, how I wanna go home

[Verse 1]
Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City
And I dreamed about those cotton fields and home
I dreamed about my mother, dear old papa, sister and brother
I dreamed about that boy who's been waiting for so long

[Chorus]
I wanna go home, I wanna go home
Oh, how I wanna go home

[Verse 2]
Home folk think I'm big in Detroit City
From the letters that I write they think I'm fine
But by day I wash the cars, by night I make the bars
If only they could read between the lines

[Bridge]
(I wanna go home, I wanna go home)
(Oh, how I wanna go home)
'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

[Chorus]
I wanna go home (I wanna go)
I wanna go home (I wanna go home)
Oh, how I wanna go home

I wanna go home, I wanna go home
I wanna go home
Oh, how I wanna go home

Oh, I wanna go home, I wanna go home
I wanna go home
Oh, how I wanna go home

[Outro]
Last night I finally arrived

Trivia about the song Detroit City by Oesch's Die Dritten

When was the song “Detroit City” released by Oesch's Die Dritten?
The song Detroit City was released in 2018, on the album “Vätu’s Wunschliste - Zum 60. Geburtstag”.
Who composed the song “Detroit City” by Oesch's Die Dritten?
The song “Detroit City” by Oesch's Die Dritten was composed by Mel Tillis, Danny Dill.

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