Well, this life that I live, took me everywhere There ain't no place I ain't never gone Well it's kind of like the sayin' That you heard so many times Well, there just ain't no place like home ♪ Did you ever see a she-gator protect her youngin' Or fish in a river swimmin' free? Did you ever see the beauty of the hills of Carolina Or the sweetness of the grass in Tennessee? And Lord, I can't make any changes All I can do is write 'em in a song 'Cause, if I can see the concrete, slowly creepin' Lord, take me and mine before that comes ♪ I'd like to see a mountain stream flowin' Do you like to see a youngin' with his dog? Did you ever stop and think about Well, the air your breathin'? Well, you better listen to my song And Lord, I can't make any changes All I can do is write 'em in a song 'Cause, I can see the concrete slowly creepin' Lord, take me and mine before that comes ♪ I'm not tryin' to put down no big city But the things they write about us is just a bore Well, you can take a boy out of ole' Dixieland, Lord But you'll never take ole' Dixie from a boy And Lord, I can't make any changes All I can do is write 'em in a song 'Cause, I can see the concrete slowly creepin' Lord, take me and mine before that comes I say, I can see the concrete slowly creepin' Lord, take me and mine before that comes