I'm sitting in church in an old wooden chair I knew nobody could look for me there So I went bidding, ruled the earth and the skies Looking for nothing in anyone's eyes I heard plenty of girls did me wrong I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long Snowflakes are falling around my head Lord have mercy, they feel heavy like lead I've been hit too hard, seen too much Nothing can heal me now but your touch Once I had a pretty girl, she done me wrong Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long Loneliness got a mind of its own There are more people around, the more you feel alone I'm chained to the earth like a silent slave Trying to break free out of this dark cave Once I had a pretty girl, she done me wrong Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long Boys in the streets, beginning to play Girls like birds, flying away I'm carrying the roses they were giving to me I'm thinking about paradise, wondering what it might be Once I had a pretty girl, she done me wrong Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long Go over to London, maybe Cape Harry Follow the river, you'll get to the sea I was hoping we could drink from life's clear streams I was hoping we could dream life's pleasant dreams Once I had a pretty girl, she done me wrong Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long Well, the weak get weaker and the strong stay strong The train keeps on running all night long She looked at me with an irresistible glance With a smile that could make all the planets dash Once I had a pretty girl, she done me wrong Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long My house is on fire, burning to the skies I thought the red clouds were the clouds best bought When I'm gone, you'll remember my name I'm gonna win my way to wealth and fame Once I had a pretty girl, but she did me wrong Now I'm marching to the city and the road ain't long I don't know