Well L.A. proved to be too much for the man
So he's leaving the life that he's come to know
Said he's going back to find
Oh oh what's left of his world
Well that world he left behind
Not so long ago

He's leaving
(Leaving)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leaving on a midnight train) (yeah) (night train)
Said he's going back to find
(Going back to find)
That simpler place and time (leaving on a)
(Place and time)
(And he’s gonna surely find) I’ll be with him
(I know you will)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leaving on a midnight train) (yeah yeah) yeah
I'd rather live in his world
Than live without him in mine (world world world)
(Leave it all behind)

He kept dreaming
That one day he'd be a star
(A superstar but he didn't get far)
But he sure found out the hard way
Oh that dreams don't always come true
So he pawned all his hopes
He even sold his old car
And bought a one way ticket back
To the life that he once knew
Oh yes he did

He's leaving
(Leaving)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leaving on a midnight train) (yeah) (train)
Said he's going back to find
(Going back to find)
That simpler place and time
(Going to find a place and time)
Oh yes he did (yes he’ll find a simpler time)

I’ll be with him
(I know you will)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leaving on a midnight train) oh
Yeah yeah (oh oh)

I'd rather live in his world
Than live without him in mine
(World world world)
(Leave it all behind)
I’ve got to go
I’ve got to go
(On a midnight train)
I’ve got to go I’ve got to go
On a midnight train to Georgia