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early in the morning I’ll come to you
I’ll be up all night thinking only of you
at the funeral home you’ll be waiting there
standing by casket letting out tears
but while you’re breaking down, I’ll get off train
I’ll start walking around but get lost on the way
I’ll be lost in Mt. Prospect all night tryin’ to make it to you

I’ll be walking through the snow ‘round town I will go
talking to myself and the listening ghost
he’ll point the direction but I’ll circle ‘round
stranded in same place I’m standing now

I’ll be going up hills of Mt. Prospect
trying to get to the top of Mt.Prospect
over and around Mt. Prospect
trying to make it to you

and at the Starbucks now I’m standing outside
I broke down, went in and called for a ride
I’m watching all the cars pass right on by
if they don’t stop park right under the sign
a clerk comes out, smokes a cigarette
puffs on it a bit then he goes back in
5 minutes 10 minutes 4 more people go in
without saying a word, what kind of town is this

Mr. Prospect, they’re not going to ask you
“Why ya dressed in black are ya going to a funeral?”
“No, just a wake tonight, just a wake
just a wake but a party’s in the morning!”

I’ll be back in Mt.Prospect at a drugstore
waiting on a cab to get me to the funeral home
back in Mt.Prospect for that ceremony
on my way to see little Katie
I’ll make it there, however I don’t care
back to Mt.Prospect

all the boys sing,"we're in the mood," all the boys sing,"we're in the mood"
all the boys sing,"we're in the mood," all the boys sing,"we're in the mood"
all the boys sing,"we're in the mood," all the boys sing,"we're in the mood"

I’m gonna sit right down and write a little letter,
explain why for the worse or better yet the better
why I ain’t been back, back at all
to see my friends or give ‘em a call
I said when I left, won’t be back anymore
I ain’t gonna go back down the Mt. anymore

I’m gonna stay up here til weather gets hot
stay up here and be a big shot
only go back down to brag about my fame
then get back on the train the very same day
get drunk, get stoned, make my getaway
wave goodbye Katie, I’m going away

back to Mt. Prospect whadda know
back to Mt. Prospect, whew here we go
you say it’s all just a worthless scheme
but it’s all that’s left of my teenage dreams
to escape one fact, to learn and know
it’s back to Mt.Prospect we gotta go

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from The Katie Sermon, released August 25, 2006

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