Thanks For Chicago Mr. James Lyrics - 'til The Band Comes In - Scott Walker

You always said I wouldn't stay 

I guess you saw the way before it all began 

I've always been a changin' train 

And when you think on this you might forgive me then 

Thanks for Chicago Mr James 

And all the shiny suits and all the shiny names 

The things a country boy can't grace 

Without the look of shame upon a city face 

And you needed more than the smile I wore 

You picked me up on my way down 

That dusty one horse town - I won't forget the jail 

The mayor's wife and Cadillac 

The sheriff on my back 'til you put up the bail 

Thanks for Chicago Mr James 

You got a lot of grace but you're an empty place 

The dawn falls hard upon my face 

I'll move as I began through fields without a plan 

Thanks for Chicago Mr James 

That world of grey and gold that watched you growing old 

The things I never saw I see 

To think that I'm still free and I'm not feeling cold