Lyrics:

Marchin' To The City

Well I'm sittin' 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 nothin' in anyone's eyes.
Once I had a pretty gal, did me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long.

Snow flakes are fallin' 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 gal, she did 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 gal, done me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long.

Boys in the street beginnin' to play
Girls like birds flyin' away
I'm carryin' the roses that were given to me
And I'm thinkin' about paradise wonderin' where it might be.
Once I had a pretty gal, 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 hopin' we could drink from life's clear streams
I was hopin' we could dream life's pleasant dreams.
Once I had a pretty gal, 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 rollin' all night long
She looked at me with an irresistable glance
With a smile that could make all the planets dance.
Once I had a pretty gal, she did me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long.

My house is on fire, burnin' 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 gal, but she dione me wrong
Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long.