Midnight Train to Georgia Lyrics

Order Gladys Knight tickets & learn “Midnight Train to Georgia” lyrics from Gladys Knight & The Pips’ album Imagination.

Midnight Train to Georgia Lyrics:
L.A. proved too much for the man
(Too much for a man, he couldn't take it)
He couldn’t make it, so he's leaving a life he's come to know
(He said he's going)
He said he's going back to find
(Going back to find)
What's left of his world
The world he left behind not so long ago

He's leaving
(Leaving)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leaving on a midnight train)
Said he's going back
(Going back to find)
To find a simpler place and time
(Whenever he takes that ride, guess who's gonna be right by his side)
I'll be with him
(I know you will)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leaving on a midnight train to Georgia, woo woo)
I'd rather live in his world,
(Live in his world)
Than live without him in mine
(World, world, is his and hers alone)

He kept dreaming
(Dreaming)
That some day he'd be a star
(A superstar, but he didn't get far)
But he sure found out the hard way,
That dreams don't always come true
(Dreams don't always come true, uh huh, no, uh huh)
So he pawned all his hopes
(Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh)
And even sold his old car
(Woo, woo, woo)
For a one way ticket back to the life he once knew
Oh yes he did, he said he would

He's leaving
(Leaving)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leaving on a midnight train)
Yeah, said he's going back to find
(Going back to find)
A simpler place and time
(Whenever he takes that ride, guess who's gonna be right by his side)
I'm gonna be with him
(I know you will)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leaving on a midnight train to Georgia, woo woo)
I'd rather live in his world,
(Live in his world)
Than live without him in mine
(World, world, it's his and hers alone)

He's leaving
(Leaving)
On the midnight train to Georgia
(Leaving on the midnight train to)
Said he's going back to find
(Going back to find)
A simpler place and time
(Whenever he takes that ride, guess who's gonna be right by his side)
I've got to be with him
(I know you will)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leaving on a midnight train to Georgia, woo woo)
I'd rather live in his world,
(Live in his world)
Than live without him in mine
(World, world it's his, his and hers alone)

My love, gonna board the midnight train to Georgia
My love, gonna board the midnight train to Georgia
My love, gonna board the midnight train to Georgia

My world, his world, our world, mine and his alone
My world, his world, our world, mine and his alone

I've got to go
I've got to go
I've got to go
I've got to go
I've got to go

My world, his world, my man, his girl

Midnight Train to Georgia: Success
Originally recorded by Cissy Houston in 1972, the song “Midnight Train to Georgia” hit the R&B charts but was not reach No. 1 until Gladys Knight & The Pips put their spin on the song a year later. The single was the first No. 1 in the history of Gladys Knight & The Pips. Released off of the Imagination LP, the song “Midnight Train to Georgia” snagged the group Grammy honors for “Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus” in 1974. In 1999, “Midnight Train to Georgia” – now Gladys Knight’s signature song – punched its ticket into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Midnight Train to Georgia: On Tour
Over the years, “Midnight Train to Georgia” has become the favorite Gladys Knight & The Pips song of fans across the world. Any fan who has owned tickets to a Gladys Knight concert has likely heard “Midnight Train to Georgia” featured prominently in the set list. As Gladys Knight continues to tour as a solo artist, playing arenas, stadiums, and RodeoHouston dates, among others, men and women alike have belted out the lyrics to the song live. Don’t miss Gladys Knight’s soulful renditions of “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Men,” “License to Kill,” “Superwoman,” and various Gladys Knight & The Pips hit songs to boot. Order Gladys Knight tickets from OnlineTickets.com today!