| I know a place, not very far
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| South of Chicago town
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| South of Chicago, east of the sun
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| I let my true lover down
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| (He caught a train out of town)
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| (He let his true lover down)
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| I got off in Reno, just for a day
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| A stranger, no one knew my name
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| I spent all my money, having some fun
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| I wish I had stayed on the train
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| (He should have stayed on the train)
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| (He should have stayed on the train)
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| Ninety-seven miles, South of Chicago
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| I caught a train westward bound
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| Ninety-seven miles, South of Chicago
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| I let my true lover down
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| (He let his true lover down)
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| (He let his true lover down)
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| The anger in my heart, had simmered down
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| I got to see her again
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| I’m going back, where I left my heart
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| Gonna catch an eastbound train
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| (He had to see her again)
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| (He caught an eastbound train)
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| Ninety-seven miles, South of Chicago
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| Right back where I started from
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| Ninety-seven miles, South of Chicago
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| Back in my true lovers arms
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| (Back in his true lovers arms)
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| (Back in his true lovers arms) |