home

I'm goin' back
to where I come from
where the honeysuckle smells so sweet
it durn near makes you sick

I used to think
my life was humdrum-
that i was bound to learn a lesson
that was bound to stick

I took my hat
and 14 dollars
and i went to all the trouble
of the life that always follows
when your rich
and huntin' romance,
well my huntin' days are over i can tell you that
I met a girl
in San Fran-cisco
and she said she'd take me to
all the hottest spots in town
but there were things
she had to fix up
so she took my 14 dollars,
but there must have been a mix up
she's been gone
since friday evening
and i doubt i'll ever see that gal no more

I'm goin' back
to where i come from
where tha mockin' birds are singin'
in the lilac bush

I used to think
my life was humdrum
but my wandering days are over
i can tell you that

when i grow up
and have a grandson
i'll tell him 'bout my romance,
and i'll watch his eyes light up

but chances are
he wont believe me
and he'll do tha same durn thing
when he grows up
no doubt

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my mum used to sing this song while she milked cows...dunno where it came from, but its how i feel right now
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i woke up about half way up the mountain on the way back home...and saw 20 cows standing in a stream watching the cars go by...and i knew i was home
its only been 6 weeks, i know....but still...i missed my mountains..its a bit tainted by the fact that i'm wheezing like a race horse who just broke its wind, but still...its home