Illinois

Lyrics

Caught the early morning train One-way ticket going home Not too sure about myself But it must be for the best No return to Illinois Leaving now I'm sure is right Try to do what I can Try to make myself a man It's too late to change my mind Illinois is miles behind Too late now to go back home Sometime soon I'll telephone No return to Illinois Write her soon to tell her I'm okay Get myself a little job Send her money every week I'll find friends make ends meet Before long I'll find my feet But It's too late to change my mind Illinois is miles behind No return to Illinois Write her soon to tell her I'm okay It's too late to change my mind Illinois is miles behind Too late now to go back home Sometime soon I'll telephone No return to Illinois Should have tried to say goodbye It's too late to change my mind The train that takes me through the land we knew so well Is thrusting forth like a dagger to my heart And as I pass through the sandy wood be Used to roam I cry for Illinois my one true home No returns to Illinois Should have tried to say goodbye It's too late to change my mind Illinois is miles behind