Leaving Detroit

Gary Louris

[Verse 1]
Boarded windows, rusty stairs
Local color push their wares
They're stuck in their ways
You tell me that you just don't care
Don't pretend that you don't care

[Verse 2]
Waves of undulating grain
Visible from the little train
Where you slept
Sorry that I ripped your dress
Sorry that I ripped your dress
Whoa-oh, oh-oh, oh

[Chorus]
You're already gone
This house ain't a home
I'll take the last flight
I stare at my hands
We'll make our last stand
I'm leavin' Detroit

[Verse 3]
The pushin' billboards, fast food chains
Tires whining softly in the rain
On the outskirts of town
What it is that I don't got
Who it is that I'm not

[Verse 4]
You like it rough, or so you said
I hit you 'til my fingers bled
Your eyes are nickel blue
My wedding ring, it nicked your chin
My wedding ring, it nicked your chin
Whoa-oh, oh-oh, oh

[Chorus]
You're already gone
This house ain't a home
I'll take the last flight
I stare at my hands
We'll make our last stand
I'm leavin' Detroit

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]
Whoa-oh, oh-oh, oh
You're already gone
This house ain't a home
I'll take the last flight
I stare at my hands
We'll make our last stand
I'm leavin' Detroit

[Chorus]
You're already gone
This house ain't a home
I'll take the last flight
I stare at my hands
We'll make our last stand
I'm leavin' Detroit

Trivia about the song Leaving Detroit by The Jayhawks

When was the song “Leaving Detroit” released by The Jayhawks?
The song Leaving Detroit was released in 2018, on the album “Back Roads and Abandoned Motels”.
Who composed the song “Leaving Detroit” by The Jayhawks?
The song “Leaving Detroit” by The Jayhawks was composed by Gary Louris.

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