I went down to Chicago I didn't know where else to go I was paid to shoot a man I just shot him and then I ran I didn't even get the money I'm owed I turned around and took to the road I've been wandering to and fro And made my way to Chicago I see the fire of the barrel And bullet fly like an arrow I see the trouble in the poor man's eyes I see his soul take to the skies Gone away Yeah, I'm gone away Yeah, I'm gone away Oh, I'm gone away Yeah, I'm gone away Yeah, I'm gone away Oooh I got a hole in my heart now My stomachs churning and I'm broken down I keep crying and there ain't no end I can try but i'd fail again Because there ain't no action In this world