Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Kokomo , by - Eric Bibb. Song from the album Painting Signs, in the genre БлюзRelease date: 06.08.2001
Record label: RUF
Song language: English
Kokomo |
| I tol' some friends you came from Gary |
| 'tho your home was Naptown |
| Last time I saw you was in New York City |
| Leavin' on a Greyhound — homeward bound |
| I gave you what I had in my pocket |
| Enough for candy bars an' beer |
| Didn’t I wave goodbye with a low-down feelin' |
| Still, I held back the tears |
| I started thinkin' 'bout you up in Milwaukee |
| It was rainin' when we reached Chicago |
| But the tears didn’t start rollin' down my cheeks |
| 'til we rolled into Kokomo — Kokomo |
| No one I know who ever met you |
| Could resist the way you sang an' played |
| None of us will ever forget you |
| We all just wish you’d’ve stayed |
| To share the music you made |
| Ya tol' me you was gonna stop smokin' cigarettes |
| An' buy a good-lookin' car |
| Ya used to sing about your dreams comin' true |
| We thought you’d go so far |
| I started thinkin' 'bout you up in Milwaukee |
| It was rainin' when we reached Chicago |
| But the tears didn’t start rollin' down my cheeks |
| 'til we rolled into Kokomo — Kokomo |
| First time you came overseas |
| You was only seventeen |
| Playin' the blues in Yank Rachell’s band |
| You was happy to be heard and seen — |
| Hungry and lean |
| Next time around you was on your own |
| Makin' a name for yourself |
| Now all that’s left is the love in our hearts |
| An' some reel-to-reel tapes on my shelf |
| I started thinkin' 'bout you up in Milwaukee |
| It was rainin' when we reached Chicago |
| But the tears didn’t start rollin' down my cheeks |
| 'til we rolled into Kokomo — Kokomo |