Marchin' to the City

Well I'm sitting in church

In an old wooden chair

I knew nobody

Would look for me there

. . . Sorrow and pity

. . . Rule the earth and the skies

Looking for nothing

Anyone's eyes



Once I had pretty girls

Did me wrong

Now I'm marching to the city

And the road ain't long



Snowflakes are falling

Around my head

Lord have mercy

It feel heavy like lead

. . . I been hit too hard

. . . Seen too much

Nothing can heal me now

But your touch



Once I had a pretty girl

She done me wrong

Now I'm marching to the city

And the road ain't long



Loneliness

Got a mind of its own

The more people around

The more you feel alone

. . . I'm chained to the earth

. . . Like a silent slave

Trying to break free

Out of death's dark cave



Once I had a pretty girl

Done me wrong

Now I'm marching to the city

And the road ain't long



Boys in the street

Beginning to play

Girls like birds

Flying away

. . . I'm carrying the roses

. . . That were given to me

And I'm thinking about paradise

Wondering what it might be



Once I had a pretty girl

She done me wrong

Now I'm marching to the city

And the road ain't long



Go over to London

Maybe gay Paree

Follow the river

You get to the sea

. . . I was hoping we could drink from

. . . Life's clear streams

I was hoping we could dream

Life's pleasant dreams



Once I had a pretty girl

But she done me wrong

Now I'm marching to the city

And the road ain't long



Well the weak get weaker

And the strong stay strong

The train keeps rolling

All night long

. . . She looked at me

. . . With an irresistible glance

With a smile

That could make all the planets dance



Once I had a pretty girl

She did me wrong

Now I'm marching to the city

And the road ain't long



My house is on fire

Burning to the skies

I thought the rain clouds

But the clouds passed by

. . . When I'm gone

. . . You'll remember my name

I'm gonna win my way

To wealth and fame



Once I had a pretty girl

But she did me wrong

Now I'm marching to the city

And the road ain't long



I don't know