Well I'm s ittin g in ch urch
In an o ld wo oden ch air
I knew nobod y
Would l ook f or me th ere
Sorrow and pi ty
Rule the earth and the skies
Looking for n othing
A nyone 's ey es
Once I had pretty g irls
Did me w rong
Now I'm marching to the c ity
And the ro ad ai n't lon g
Snowfla kes a re fall ing
Aro und m y hea d
Lo rd ha ve mercy
It fe el he avy like le ad
I been hit too har d
Seen too much
Nothing can he al me now
B ut yo ur tou ch
Once I had a pretty g irl
She done me w rong
Now I'm marching to the c ity
And the r oad a in't lo ng
L oneli ness
G ot a mind of its ow n
The m ore p eople aro und
The m ore y ou feel alo ne
I'm chained to the ea rth
Like a silent slave
Trying to break f ree
F rom t he death st ockade
Once I had a pretty gi rl
Done me w rong
Now I'm marching to the c ity
And the ro ad ai n't long
Boys i n the street
Beg innin g to pla y
G irls like bir ds
F lying away
I'm carrying the r oses
That were given to me
And I'm thinking about par adise
W onder ing what it mig ht be
Once I had a pretty g irl
She done me w rong
Now I'm marching to the c ity
And the roa d ain 't long
Go over to Lond on
Ma ybe g ay Paree
Fol low t he river
You get to the se a
I was hoping we could dri nk from
Life's clear streams
I was hoping we could d ream
Lif e's p leasant dre ams
Once I had a pretty g irl
But she done me w rong
Now I'm marching to the c ity
A nd th e road ain't lo ng
Well the weak get we aker
And the s trong stay st rong
The t rain keeps rolli ng
A ll ni ght lo ng
She looked at m e
With an irresistible glance
With a smile
That could make all the planets dan ce
Once I had a pretty gi rl
She did me w rong
Now I'm marching to the c ity
A nd th e road ain't lo ng
My h ouse is on fir e
B urnin g to the ski es
I thou ght the rain cl ouds
B ut th e clouds passed by
When I'm gon e
You'll remember my name
I'm gonna win my w ay
T o wea lth and fam e
Once I had a pretty g irl
But she did me w rong
Now I'm marching to the c ity
A nd th e road ain't lo ng
