Came back from Tennessee
Didn't think I'd ever be
Back home in Texas again
Couldn't find gold in them hills
Couldn't pay my own bills
And luck wouldn't call me a friend
With my feet stuck in the sand
I looked at my big broken plans
And wondered what went wrong
Its a hard road by yourself
To try and live like someone else
And it sure don't make for very good songs
Home was a place I wanted to erase
But it turned out to be my only saving grace
Took the long way back and got a long way to go
Forget where you come from, its a long hard road
Didn't have a tail to tuck
And I was down to my last buck
Asking myself well what now?
Left town when I was young
There was plenty I hadn't done
There must be something more to this town
The people and the streets
Again were rubbing off on me
And I heard Guy Clark for the first time
What a foolish thing I'd done
Getting the idea to run
That BBQ and chili make you feel fine
Home was a place I wanted to erase
But it turned out to be my only saving grace
Took the long way back and got a long way to go
Forget where you come from, its a long hard road
Came back from Tennessee
Didn't think I'd ever be
Back home in Texas again
When dreams don't manifest
It just might be for the best
But that don't mean another ain't around the bend
Home was a place I wanted to erase
But it turned out to be my only saving grace
Took the long way back and got a long way to go
Forget where you come from, its a long hard road