Pack yourself a toothbrush dear

Pack yourself a favorite blouse

Take a withdrawal slip

Take all of your savings out

'Cause if we don't leave this town

We might never make it out

I was not born to drown

Baby, come on

Forget what Father Brennan said

We were not born in sin

Leave a note on your bed

Let your mother know you're safe

And by the time she wakes

We'll have driven through the state

We'll have driven through the night

Baby, come on

If the sun don't shine on me today

And if the subways flood

And bridges break

Will you lay yourself

down and dig your grave

Or will you rail against your dying day

And when we looked outside

Couldn't even see the sky

How do you pay the rent

Is it your parents

Or is it hard work dear

Holding the atmosphere

I don't wanna live like that, yeah

If the sun don't shine on me today

If the subways flood

And the bridges break

Jesus Christ

Can't save me tonight

Put on your dress

Yes, wear something nice

Decide on me, yeah, decide on us

Oh, oh, oh, Illinois, Illinois

Pack yourself a toothbrush dear

Pack yourself a favorite blouse

Take a withdrawal slip

Take all of your savings out

'Cause if we don't leave this town

We might never make it out