Georgia

I took the train down to Georgia;
Then I remembered we weren't in the same state
Eight months ago you told me you were off
To Georgia
Not Atlanta but some far away place

Packed up your things and Eugene Organ
Hopped to Minnesota, kissed the lakes goodbye
Right before a brief stop in Boston
Just to give me one last hard time

And I had this dream
As these tracks rolled me to sleep
That this train turned around
And headed straight east
It didn't stop until we reached the black sea

And the Georgia with you and me
I remember when you came to visit
Bought us a ticket for a show that night
Still have the note that you left me after two days
Of pushpin and walk
Just under my light

It was a matinee last Thursday evening
When the girl on screen brought you to life
It wasn't how pretty, or even how funny
She just made you as sharp as a knife

And I had this dream
As these tracks rolled me to sleep
That this train turned around
And headed straight east
It didn't stop until we reached the black sea
And the Geogia with you and me

So in six months, there will only be a year left
To do all the things you got left to do
Maybe then we could meet in Atlanta
And the Georgia I'm in will be yours too
Yeah, the Georgia with me and the Georgia with you