Knight, Gladys - Midnight Train To Georgia Lyrics






L.A. proved too much for the man
(Too much for the man, he couldn't make it)
So he's leaving a life he's come to know, ooh
(He said he's going)
He said he's going back to find
(Going back to find)
Ooh, 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, yeah
(Leaving on the midnight train)
Said he's going back
(Going back to find)
To a simpler place and time, oh yes he is
(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
(Her world is his, his and hers alone)

He kept dreaming
(Dreaming)
Ooh, 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, oh no, uh uh
(Dreams don't always come true, uh uh, no, uh uh)
So he pawned down his hopes
(Woo, woo, woo-woo)
And even sold his old car
(Woo, woo, woo-woo)
Bought a one way ticket back to the life he once knew
Oh yes he did, he said he would

Oh-oh, he's leaving
(Leaving)
On that midnight train to Georgia, yeah
(Leaving on a midnight train)
Said he's going back to find, ooh
(Going back to find)
A simpler place and time, ooh, yeah
(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
(Her world is his, his and hers alone)

Ooh, he's leaving
(Leaving)
On the midnight train to Georgia, yeah, ooh y'all
(Leaving on the midnight train)
Said he's going back to find
(Going back to find)
Ooh, a simpler place and time, ooh y'all, uh-huh
(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
(Her world is his, his and hers alone)

For love, gonna board the midnight train to ride
For love, gonna board, gotta board the midnight train to go
For love, gonna board, uh huh, the midnight train to go
My world, his world, our world, mine and his alone
My world, his world, our world, mine and his alone
I got to go
I got to go
I got to go, hey
I got to go
I got to go
My world, his world, my man, his girl
I got to go
I got to go, oh
I got to go
My world, his world, our world, his girl





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  1. L.... T....

    Why isn't this song on the best of CDs I found?

  2. J.... H....

    SING IT GLADYS

  3. J.... N....

    Truly Undeniably One Of The Greatest Songz Ever Mad Thank You Miss Knight ‼

  4. f.... ....

    Beautiful.

  5. D.... R....

    Yes! 💗❤️💜💕

  6. T.... A....

    Dreams Don't Always Come True... DISTASTEFUL!

  7. C.... M....

    I always think of Will & Grace when I hear this lol

  8. P.... L....

    Getting ready to go in 2020 with this one come and go with me 😆😅😅😅😉😋😉🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊

  9. L.... m....

    Gotta just love this song ..one of my all time favorites

  10. C.... H....

    One of my Mom's favorite songs. She passed away exactly 5 years ago today...just remembering the good times and what being alive felt like. Miss u always

  11. B.... H....

    30 Rock brought me here!!! 2019

  12. S.... G....

    Will be seeing her on Jan. 10th 2020 in Oklahoma at Winstar Resort and Casino. Super excited. Love this beautiful lady and her music.

  13. C.... Y....

    Yes ma’am!

  14. R.... M....

    My ex put me in jail in my early twenties then wrote me this whole song and sent it to me in jail

  15. J.... M....

    30 years listen to this music

  16. S.... S....

    Still Sounds great

  17. K.... O....

    CLASSIC NEVER GETS OLD

    K.... O....

    Classical per excellent

  18. R.... A....

    Great song.

  19. M.... G....

    Love this they don’t make music like this any more .... and I’m only 50

  20. j.... p....

    Bass player is the damage.chur

  21. J.... M....

    Has and will always be 'Relevant', #Blessed and #Beloved!

  22. K.... L....

    He even sold his old car to get back to Georgia. The world he left behind.

  23. S.... M....

    #1 on my "Time to get ish done" playlist! Dec 2019

  24. P.... E....

    ☮️💓 timeless and priceless!

  25. J.... M....

    Stop crapping on about who is listening in 2019 because this 79 year old is and still loving good soul

  26. M.... F....

    „I want a taco“

  27. D.... B....

    When black people didn’t realize they were listening to country music...

  28. B.... D....

    If a lady ever feels like saying this about you,grab her with all that you have all that you are and never let her go. I've been married 3 times and I'm mates for life with 2 of them . Life's too short listen to this lady!!

  29. R.... G....

    Grown people classy music 🎶

  30. I.... O....

    For all the women who have good men and Love them!!! "I'D RATHER LIVE IN HIS WORLD THAN LIVE WITHOUT HIM IN MINE'

  31. P.... O....

    Here you can get the professional audio track for singers and karaoke https://tienda.pistasonlinecr.com/en/home/73-gladys-knight-midnight-train-to-georgia.html

  32. D.... P....

    anyone listening in 2020? (ps. just getting early LOL)

  33. C.... R....

    Listening December 11, 2019

  34. M.... L....

    I'm 60 years old pianist tried to play this song many times but just could never get the phrasing between the pups and Glady s but tonight I got it.

  35. m.... p....

    The worst singer of 70's is much much better than any supposed best singer of 2020...
    They would like us to listen ch*t; to eat ch*t, to watch their ch*t programm but with our soul we think different. Thanks Lord for that cose our soul is in your hands ) So we still have our freedom )

  36. R.... C....

    Who will ever stop listening to this fabulous music..

  37. P.... M....

    Love this song🎀

  38. M.... W....

    Fun Fact... This song was inspired by Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett.

  39. M.... P....

    Aqui estou eu ouvindo essa lenda...
    Vim pelo filme o protetor...
    Obra prima de denzel Washington👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😌

  40. K.... T....

    Who loves joining in with the backing singers, ‘I know you will’

    K.... T....

    King Tapper

    The background singers were
    Merald “Bubba” Knight
    (Gladys’ older brother),

    Eddie Patten
    and William Guest.

  41. C.... T....

    to my dad and grand dad and grand mom i do miss ye as will my sisters as will everybody in family

  42. S.... P....

    Had the privilege of working with her, great time.

  43. V.... S....

    If that "I got to go" doesn't hit you In your soul, you ain't living

  44. H.... ....

    miss when the youtube comment section wasn’t a calendar

  45. A.... S....

    Kevin the page brought me here

  46. b.... ....

    No one did it better then Gladys Knight.

  47. C.... G....

    My favorite song 💜🦋🦋🥀🌹♥♥♥🎶🎶

  48. C.... G....

    Beautiful 💜💜💜💜

  49. H.... G....

    Modern Family 😂😂

  50. T.... g....

    When Stalin sends you to gulag

  51. D.... N....

    Now I feel that! Thats the bomb yesterday or today.

  52. C.... P....

    Who else knows why Diana Ross was hating on Gladys haha She was Beautiful and her voice is one of a kind

  53. J.... ....

    Written by
    Jim Weatherly

    Lead Vocals:
    Gladys Knight

    Background Vocals:
    (Left to right on the album cover)

    Merald “Bubba” Knight
    (Gladys’ brother)

    Eddie Patten

    William Guest

    Musicians:
    Andrew Smith-Drums
    Bob Babbitt-Bass guitar
    Jeff Mironov-Lead guitar
    Tony Camillo-Electric piano,Hammond organ,percussion
    Barry Miles-Acoustic piano
    Norman Carr-Violin
    Jesse Levy-Cello
    Randy Brecker-Trumpet
    Michael Brecker-Saxophone
    Meco Monardo-Trombone



    Arranger,Conductor:
    Tony Camillo

    Recording engineered and mixed by
    Ed Stasium

    Produced by
    Gladys Knight and The Pips
    Tony Camillo



    Year:
    1973

    Album:
    Imagination

    *They won a Grammy award for this song in 1974 for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a duo,group,or chorus*.

  54. B.... B....

    Beautiful woman beautiful voice beautiful song

  55. b.... J....

    Thanks to dr house

  56. S.... ....

    Wooh! Wooh!

  57. K.... H....

    Doctor hook

    K.... H....

    Doctor hook

    K.... H....

    Dr hook sharing the night

    K.... H....

    Dr hook

  58. A.... S....

    Yes. I do!! 💖

  59. E.... M....

    2070 anyone??

  60. b.... 3....

    May possibly be the greatest recording in the history of music , anyone else feel the same ?

  61. M.... H....

    No matter how much time passes this song still RULES!!

  62. m.... ....

    A #1 hit for Gladys Knight & The Pips in the Fall of 1973. It also hit #1 on the Rhythm & Blues charts and the Cash Box charts. It went to #19 on the Adult Contemporary charts. It went to #10 in the United Kingdom and to #5 in Canada. It went to #13 on the Canadian AC charts. We prepare to say goodbye to 1973 and prepare for 1974. What will the music scene be like in the new year? Stay tuned.

  63. M.... Z....

    Just love this song!

  64. l.... v....

    Il tuo ricordo lo porto nel mio cuore 😪💔😪

  65. T.... L....

    It's 2019 & I can relate

    T.... L....

    Terrence Ligon 🥰

  66. t.... t....

    Do the Ads really piss anyone else off, or is it just me...

  67. r.... t....

    Hats off to Jim Weatherly, the songwriter.
    Y'all remember songwriters, right? You know, the people who write the damn words and music.
    Great rendition here by Gladys Knight and The Pips.

    r.... t....

    True Dat!

  68. T.... L....

    My mom told me I have a old soul she said she swears I came back as her mother! Hands this was the best music on the planet at this time and I still listen to old school music and I'm ONLY 30! SO I guess I have a soul of almost a 80 year old lol

    T.... L....

    No school like the ol' school babydoll

  69. H.... ....

    Great songs like this are timeless.

  70. A.... D....

    As much as this is one of my favorite songs, a man willing to leave you once will probably do it again.
    I gave up my world and lost everything. Choose a man willing to create a new world with you.

    A.... D....

    I agree. A man must be willing to live sacrificially to please and keep his woman secure.

  71. B.... B....

    Photo OP......

  72. N.... R....

    Someone came here from modern family?

  73. I.... M....

    💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾🙏🏾✊🏾

  74. M.... D....

    Love this

  75. T.... D....

    I will be playing this in 2050...♥️

  76. A.... W....

    Lawd I’m going thru it and these songs are actually helping me lift my spirits

    A.... W....

    Feel Better!

  77. L.... ....

    I never realized how sad this song is. ☹️

  78. L.... G....

    Beautiful phrasing from gladys knight

  79. W.... B....

    Whoooooo Whooopwooooo

  80. �.... 6....

    Ποιος απο FF.C?

  81. M.... H....

    Any chicks on here born in the 90s that I can marry ?? 😆💍

  82. b.... j....

    This song reminds me of all the homeless people here in California.

  83. A.... C....

    I got my one way ticket back to Georgia and my girl right next to me living in our own world. I'm blessed for it! One of my old man's favorite song

  84. I.... i....

    💖Doesn't matter what year it is. This song will never be forgotten.💖

  85. M.... M....

    3.1 K people missed the train.

  86. H.... J....

    talkSport’s Midnight train to Madness anyone?

  87. Y.... I....

    Real music 🎶 for the soul

  88. g.... g....

    My medicine, this song.

  89. S.... A....

    Arguably, more songs were written about Georgia than any other US state : Rainy Nights in Georgia, Georgia on my Mind, Georgia Peaches, Georgia Rose, Midnight Train To Georgia and off course Georgia Rain, just to name a few . Who agrees? God Bless Georgia.

  90. F.... R....

    This song is always played at my job and I just absolutely love it 👀

  91. L.... C....

    I want to go back to simple places in time.

  92. C.... P....

    Me and my mom always singing this song together love you ❤Mommy❤

  93. C.... S....

    Forever Diva! Endless Song!!