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Cairo, IL Lyrics by Natalie Hemby

Puxico

2017

[Verse 1]
All the fields are flooded up to Highway 51
Illinois is coming 'cross the bridge where the Old Ohio was
Don't look away, it will be gone
Kentucky and Missouri, a trinity of states
Nothing's in a hurry 'cept the water in between the rising banks
Oh, nothing moves but nothing stays
[Chorus]
Where the longing for the leaving and the welcome-home receiving join
Still I'll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo, Illinois
[Verse 2]
She used to be a beauty back in 1891
After Fort Defiance, now she's weathered by the river and the sun
She's still around but she is gone
[Chorus]
Where the longing for the leaving and the welcome-home receiving join
Still I'll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo, Illinois
Where the longing for the leaving and the welcome-home receiving join
Still I'll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo, Illinois
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Natalie Hemby

Natalie Hemby

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"Cairo, IL" appears on "Puxico" in 2017.

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