How can I get from here to where you are tomorrow 

How can I see you there if I'm still here in Chicago 

What's a poor boy, such a lonely boy, what's a poor boy to do 

Sittin' in a hotel all confused, there's no telling what to do



I gotta get right back to you 

You know I've been so alone 

But I'm comin' home and I ain't leavin' again 

I'm gonna get right back to you 

That's what this poor boy should do



Going round and round, I'm down in downtown nowhere 

No planes, no trains, it's plain small change, ain't carfare 

Sittin' on the highway it's pouring rain, there isn't a dry way to go 

Started in the sun but it parted on the run, I half expect it to snow



I gotta get right back to you 

You know I've been so alone 

But I'm comin' home and I ain't leavin' again 

I'm gonna get right back to you 

That's what this lonely boy's gonna do



How can I get from here to where you are tomorrow 

How can I see you there if I'm still here in Chicago 

What's a poor boy, such a lonely boy, what's a poor boy to do 

Sittin' in a hotel all confused, there's no telling what to do



I gotta get right back to you 

You know I've been so alone 

But I'm comin' home and I ain't leavin' again 

I'm gonna get right back to you 

That's what this poor boy's gonna do ...