Listen to Detroit City by Dolly Parton

Detroit City

Dolly Parton

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Dolly Parton

Vocals

Eddie Bayers

Drums

Ian Underwood

Synthesizer

Joe McGuffee

Steel Guitar

Leland Sklar

Bass

Reggie Young

Guitar

Ron Oates

Keyboards

Sid Sharp

First Violin

Sonny Osborne

Banjo

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Danny Dill

Songwriter

Mel Tillis

Songwriter

Mike Post

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Mike Post

Producer

Chuck Britz

Engineer

Doug Parry

Mixing Engineer

Gregg Perry

Associate Producer

Larry Carlton

Engineer

Marshall Morgan

Marshall Morgan

Recording Engineer

Pat McMakin

Recording Engineer

Paul Dobbe

Engineer

Rick Romano

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

You know last night I went to sleep in Detroit City

And I dreamed about those cottonfields and home

I dreamed about my mother, dear old papa, sisters and brothers

And I dreamed about a love who's been waiting there so long

[Verse 2]

I wanna go home

I wanna go home

Oh how I wanna go home

[Verse 3]

My kinfolks think I'm big in Detroit City

From all the letters that I write, they think I'm fine

By day I make the cars, but by night I make on the bars

Oh if only they'd just read between the lines

[Verse 4]

They'd know I wanna go home

I wanna go home

Oh how I wanna go home

[Verse 5]

You know I rode a freight train north to Detroit City

And after all these years I find I've just been wasting my time

Think I'll put my foolish pride on a southbound train and ride

Head on back to the loved ones I left waiting there behind

[Verse 6]

I wanna go home

I wanna go home

Oh how I wanna go home

[Verse 7]

I wanna go home

I wanna go home

Oh how I wanna go home

[Verse 8]

I wanna go home

Yes, I wanna go home

Oh how I wanna go home

[Verse 9]

I wanna go home

Yes, I wanna go home

Oh how I wanna go home

[Verse 10]

I wanna go home

I wanna go home

Written by: Danny Dill, Mel Tillis

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