l a proved too much for the man so he s leavin the life that he s come to know he said he s goin back to find ohhh what s left of his world the world he left behind not so long ago he s leavin on that midnight train to georgia said he s goin back to find a simpler place and time i ll be with him on that midnight train to georgia i d rather live in his world than live without him in mine he kept dreamin ohhh that someday he d be a star but he sure found out the hard way that dreams don t always come true so he pawned all his hopes and he even sold his old car bought a one way ticket back to the life he used to know oh yes he did now now he s leavin on that midnight train to georgia he said he s goin back to find a simpler place and time i ll be with him on that midnight train to georgia ohhh i d rather live in his world than live without him in mine all aboard on a midnight train to georgia i gotta be with him on a midnight train to georgia on a midnight train said i gotta be with him ohhh i gotta be with him on a midnight train to georgia i gotta go i gotta go i gotta go to a midnight train to georgia on a midnight train to georgia