Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips

[Originally by Gladys Knight And The Pips] L.A. proved too much for the man (He couldn't make it) So he's leavin' the life he's come to know [He said he's goin'] He said he's goin' back to find Ooh, what's left of his world The world he left behind Not so long ago He's leavin' On that midnight train to Georgia Said he's goin' back To a simpler place in time And I'll be with him On that midnight train to Georgia I'd rather live in his world Than live without him in mine He kept dreamin' That someday he'd be a star But he sure found out the hard way That dreams don't always come true So he pawned all his hopes And he even sold his old car Bought a one way ticket back To the life he once knew Oh yes he did He said he would He's leavin' On that midnight train to Georgia Said he's goin' back to find A simpler place in time And I'm gonna be with him On that midnight train to Georgia I'd rather live in his world Than be without him in mine He's leavin' On that midnight train to Georgia Said he's goin' back to find A simpler place in time And I've gotta be with him On that midnight train to Georgia I'd rather live in his world Than be without him in mine Go, gonna board, gonna board The midnight train to Georgia Gonna board the midnight train Gotta go, gonna board Gonna board Gonna board the midnight train

L.A. proved too much for the man So he's leavin' the life he's come to know He said he's goin' back to find Ooh, what's left of his world The world he left behind Not so long ago He's leaving On that midnight train to Georgia And he's goin' back To a simpler place and time And I'll be with him On that midnight train to Georgia I'd rather live in his world Than live without him in mine He kept dreamin' That someday he'd be a star But he sure found out the hard way That dreams don't always come true So he pawned all his hopes And he even sold his old car Bought a one way ticket To the life he once knew Oh yes he did He said he would Be leavin' On that midnight train to Georgia And he's goin' back To a simpler place and time And I'll be with him On that midnight train to Georgia I'd rather live in his world Than live without him in mine Go, gonna board, gonna board Gonna board the midnight train Gotta go, gonna board Gonna board Gonna board the midnight train

L.A. proved too much for the man So he's leavin' the life that he's come to know He said he's goin' back to find Ohhh what's left of his world The world he left behind not so long ago He's leavin' On that midnight train to Georgia Said he's goin' back to find A simpler place and time I'll be with him On that midnight train to Georgia I'd rather live in his world Than live without him in mine He kept dreamin' Ohhh that someday he'd be a star, But he sure found out the hard way That dreams don't always come true So he pawned all his hopes And he even sold his old car Bought a one way ticket back To the life he used to know Oh yes he did Now now he's leavin' On that midnight train to Georgia He said he's goin' back to find A simpler place and time I'll be with him On that midnight train to Georgia Ohhh I'd rather live in his world Than live without him in mine All aboard on a midnight train to Georgia I gotta be with him on a midnight train to Georgia On a midnight train said I gotta be with him Ohhh I gotta be with him on a midnight train to Georgia I gotta go, I gotta go, I gotta go to a midnight train to Georgia On a midnight train to Georgia

L. A. proved too much for the man So he's leavin' the life he's come to know He said he's goin' back to find What's left of his world The world he left behind not so long ago He's leavin' On that midnight train to georgia Said he's goin' back to find The simpler place and time I'll be with him On that midnight train to Georgia I'd rather live in his world Than live without him in mine He kept dreamin' That someday he'd be a star But he sho' found out the hard way That dreams don't always come true So he's pawned all his hopes And he even sold his own car Bought a one-way ticket back To the life he once knew Said he's leavin' On the midnight train to Georgia Said he's goin' back to find The simpler place and time I've got to be with him On that midnight train to Georgia I'd rather live in his world Than live without him in mine All aboard, all aboard, all aboard On the midnight train to Georgia I got to go, I got to go, I got to go

You're the landlord, and the keeper of our love You're the landlord, and the keeper of our love Here was a heart, torn apart desperately in need of fixing I never found a heart, big enough, let alone someone whom I could trust All of you, opened up to let me see, in your heart there was just you and me You're the landlord, and the keeper of our love You're the landlord, and the keeper of our love I had no place to go, left to wander aimlessly Often I was asked, to spend the night Ohh, but my heart wouldn't let me, didn't feel right I don't know how or where you found the key But you unlocked every door inside of me You're the landlord, and the keeper of our love You're the landlord, and the keeper Who'll comes to see me when I just pick up the phone Who'll rush right over when I need to put the heat on When my tears are flowing down the drain I don't need no plumber cause he can unstop the pain He's found the? and all my security Everybody on the block knows That I proud he found the key You're the landlord, and the keeper of our love Our love, you know, everybody knows it You're the landlord, You're the landlord, And the keeper of our love And the keeper of our love You're the landlord, and the keeper of our love

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it seems as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday, oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly I'm not half the girl I used to be There's a heavy, heavy, heavy shadow hanging over me Cause it tiptoed on me so suddenly Why he had to go, I don't know, I don't know, the boy wouldn't say I feel, I must've said something Wrong, now I long, yes I long for yesterday Yesterday, love, love was such an easy, easy game to play Now I gotta find, Now I gotta find me a place to hide away, oh, I believe in yesterday Why he had to go, I don't know, I don't know, the boy just wouldn't say I feel, I feel I must've said something Wrong, now I long, yes I need yesterday Yesterday, yesterday, love was such an easy, easy, easy game to play Now I gotta find, now I gotta find a place to hide away Oh I, don't you I believe?, yes I believe in yesterday