boney m.
going back west
I was born and raised in the ghetto  Talk with me and you'll know  I wasn't satisfied, with living on the side  I started looking around, for a possibility   Listen to my story, of what became of me  I met a businessman  Who said he had some friends back east  So why don't you come along  Well we can help you at least  We'll make you into a big star  By playing your guitar  But the joke was on me  They left me flat to see   Going back west  Yes I know I'll make out alright  Going back west  Where my music's playing all night  Going back west (going back west)  I think I'll do alright   Going back west  Yes I know I'll make out alright  Going back west  Where my music's playing all night  Going back west (going back west)  I think I'll do alright   Struggling for recognition, identity and respect  I got a lot of promises  They told me not to fret  So we will stand by you  If the going gets rough  But when I started thinking  They didn't even bluff   'Bout a year has come and gone  And left me standing here  Thinking how it could have been  For still I ain't nowhere  They surely took me for a ride  Trampled on my pride  But I hold my head up high  Got no more tears to cry   Going back west  Yes I know I'll make out alright  Going back west  Where my music's playing all night  Going back west (going back west)  I think I'll do alright   Going back west  Yes I know I'll make out alright  Going back west  Where my music's playing all night  Going back west (going back west)  I think I'll do alright   Going back west  Yes I know I'll make out alright  Going back west  Where my music's playing all night