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 ...