Back To Kentucky

(Album: Mercy - 2021)

In northern land, lost and lonesome
Crowds walk by as he stands still
Hey mountain boy, up in the flatlands
Misses his darling back in the hills

Now not a word as they passed me
Not a sign there's anyone home
Just making steps towards the next one
All the while time keeps ticking on

Oh take me back to Kentucky
Let me sleep in her loving arms
Let me watch that fading ridgeline
Let me die where I was born

Too damn cold for only blue jeans
Too damn cold in my bed
In my dreams, you're right next to me
But I wake up feeling frigid and dead

Take me back to Kentucky
Let me sleep in her loving arms
Let me watch that fading ridgeline
Let me die where I was born

Some day soon, it'll be my last one
In my rocking chair, and best bourbon
Face me west out on the front porch
I'll fade out with the sun

Take me back to Kentucky
Let me sleep in her loving arms
Let me watch that fading ridgeline
Let me die where I was born