Got a one way fare and I'm going back to Leavenworth
I'm riding first class on that old Pan Am even got a berth.
Rolling down the track, old memories come back and they kinda hurt
But I'm going home, and I always did like Leavenworth.
Ginny ran off with that Bobby Jones, I went and got me a gun
I followed them to Birmingham, it's over and done.
For shooting them down I'm sorry now for all it was worth,
with the rest of my life, but I always did like Leavenworth.
As a little boy I used to play with a toy gun
outside that wall, 'till Mama would call, I had a lot of fun
I'll pay for my crime with the rest of my time on this green earth
behind that wall, but I always did like Leavenworth.
Ginny ran off with that Bobby Jones, I went and got me a gun,
I followed them to Birmingham, it's over and done.
For shooting them down I'm sorry now for all it was worth,
with the rest of my life, but I always did like Leavenworth.
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Lyrics submitted by Lewis Finch.