There's a town on a river in Illinois
Where the riverboat never sets sail
And the people who gathered along the shores
They seemed heavy and pale
I can barely remember the way we lived
Those workdays and nights at the bars
Here's to the loneliness
Here's to the loneliness
There's a place 'cross the river in Illinois
You can go there and never be found
And the people living beyond the shores
They keep looking 'round town
I can barely remember the way we lived
Those workdays and nights at the bars
Here's to the loneliness
Here's to the loneliness
Here's to the loneliness
I can barely remember the way we lived
Those workdays and nights at the bars
Here's to the loneliness
Here's to the loneliness
Here's to the loneliness
Out to the sunny west