Backwoods killer from a river town A mixed up kid that let his hair hang down High school rebel, he's always been bad And his poor old man's still wond'ring 'bout the lad But he's gone, gone away to find his fortune. There's a long-haired lady lookin' for a home With her young son, he'd left them both alone And his black-haired lover's got a broken heart 'Cause her lonely boy just won't play the part 'Cause he's gone, gone away to find his fortune. And it's been a long, long way From that little town to L.A. And I can't turn around Ladies, I'm gone, gone away to find my fortune. A restless nature fed my crazy dreams So I packed my bags in a big limousine Laughed at the people who were laughin' at me Laughed and said I'm gonna be what I be And I'm gone, gone away to find my fortune.