| Goodbye brother, hello railroad
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| So long, Chicago
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| All these years, thought I was where I ought to be
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| But times are changing
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| This country’s growing
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| And I’m bound for San Francisco
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| Oh I’ve lived through more than I could tell
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| I’ve sold all that I could sell
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| Finally leaving it behind, goodbye, farewell
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| If it isn’t one thing, then it’s one thing more
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| If it isn’t a fever that shows you the door
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| It’s the air, or the water or the goddamn war
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| Goodbye brother, hello railroad
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| So long, Chicago
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| All these years thought I was where I ought to be
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| But times are changing
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| This country’s growing
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| And I’m bound for San Francisco
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| Mama died, brother was born
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| Daddy tried but he came up short
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| We were hungry, scared, and needed more
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| How much can a person take?
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| I been working hard since I was eight
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| Got more than my share of years upon my face
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| (Upon my face)
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| Brother, I’ve made up my mind
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| Got a ticket on the Union Line
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| I know we’ll meet again on the other side
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| Goodbye brother, hello railroad
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| So long, Chicago
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| All these years, thought I was where I ought to be
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| But times are changing
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| This country’s growing
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| And I’m bound for San Francisco
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| Where a new life waits for me
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| Goodbye brother, hello railroad
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| So long, Chicago
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| All these years, thought I was where I ought to be
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| But times are changing
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| This country’s growing
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| And I’m bound for San Francisco
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| Where a new life waits for me |