New York proved too much for the man
Too much for the man
He couldn't make it
So he's leaving the life
He's come to know
He's leaving, leaving
On that midnight train to Georgia
Leaving on a midnight train
Yes, he's leaving
Yes, he's leaving
On that midnight train to Georgia
Leaving on that midnight train, yeah
My world, her world
His world, our world
Mine and his alone
I've got to go
I've got to go
On that midnight train
All aboard
All aboard
All aboard
On the midnight train
I missed it
He missed it
I missed that midnight train to Georgia
He missed that midnight train
There's an eleven forty five
And I was misinformed about the time
Misinformed about the time
Didn't even get to stand in line
Yeah, I missed it
He missed that midnight train to Georgia