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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Performer
Babyface
Babyface
Guitar
Antonio Lamar Dixon
Antonio Lamar Dixon
Percussion
Ethan Farmer
Ethan Farmer
Bass
James Wright
James Wright
Hammond Organ
Fonzi Thornton
Fonzi Thornton
Background Vocals
Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston
Background Vocals
Tawatha Agee
Tawatha Agee
Background Vocals
Brenda White-King
Brenda White-King
Background Vocals
LaTrelle Simmons
LaTrelle Simmons
Background Vocals
Demonte Posey
Demonte Posey
Programming
Kenneth Edmonds
Kenneth Edmonds
Drum Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Weatherly
James Weatherly
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Producer
Babyface
Babyface
Producer
Antonio Lamar Dixon
Antonio Lamar Dixon
Producer
Clive Davis
Clive Davis
Producer
Paul Boutin
Paul Boutin
Engineer
Todd Fairall
Todd Fairall
Assistant Engineer
Jezreel Santos
Jezreel Santos
Assistant Engineer
Brendan Morawski
Brendan Morawski
Assistant Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
John Hanes
John Hanes
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Baby, baby
Don't go
Ooh
Yeah, baby, baby
Down, down, down, down, girl
[Verse 2]
LA proved too much for the man
And so he's leavin' the life that he's come to know, oh
He said he's goin' back
Ooh, what's left of his world
The world he left behind
Not so long ago
[Verse 3]
He's leavin'
On a midnight train to Georgia
Yeah, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia
He said he's goin' back
To a simpler place and time
[Verse 4]
I've gotta be there
On that midnight train to Georgia
I'd rather live in his world
Than live without him in mine
[Verse 5]
(My world is his)
(His and hers alone)
[Verse 6]
He kept dreamin', yeah
That someday he would be a star
But he sure found out the hard way
That dreams don't always come true
[Verse 7]
Oh, so he pawned all of his hopes
And he even sold that old raggedy hoopdie of a car
Oh, he bought a one way ticket back
To a life that he once knew
[Verse 8]
He's leavin'
On that midnight train to Georgia
Don't worry, baby, I'm comin'
He said he's goin' back
To a simpler place and time
[Verse 9]
Oh, I gotta be with him
Yeah, on that midnight, I gotta be on that midnight train to Georgia
I'd rather live in his world
Than live without him in mine
[Verse 10]
Oh, I gotta be on that
Midnight, midnight
On the midnight, mid, mid, mid, mid, midnight train to Georgia
Yeah, Georgia
[Verse 11]
He's leavin'
(Her world is his)
Try and stop me
Mhmm, oh, yeah
(His and hers alone)
He's leavin' on the midnight
On the midnight, mid, mid, mid, mid, midnight train to Georgia
Yeah, Georgia, oh, Georgia
Yeah, Georgia, oh, yeah
[Verse 12]
On the mid
(Her world is his)
The mid
The mid, the mid, the mid, the mid, the mid
(His and his alone)
The midnight, yeah, midnight, oh, yeah
(The midnight train to Georgia)
Yeah, with me babe
Hold up
(For love, on the long)
(The midnight train to Georgia)
(For love, on the long)
Track on
(The midnight train to Georgia)
I'm comin', yeah, yeah, yeah
(Her world is his)
(His and his alone)
Written by: James Weatherly
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