Thirty acres of virgin land You bought and cleared it with your own two hands You built a fire, you paved a lane The trees were young, the pond was full of rain You built your castle and you were king For one brief moment, you had everything Then another came and stole your crown So you wrapped a chain around your trailer hitch and tore it down When I was sixteen, you crossed the sea You packed your things and said goodbye to me I skipped school and joined a band Nothing seems to turn out as you planned Judah's gone Judah's gone Judah's gone, gone, gone Now I've seen the desert sands and felt the mountain air And I have smelled saltwater in her hair And I've hugged the white line high and free But still this emptiness is killing me Judah's gone Judah's gone Judah's gone, gone, gone We went back on Christmas Day The grass was brown, the sky was gray The horses tore the fences down Shotgun shells and trash were scattered on the ground Judah's gone Judah's gone Judah's gone, gone, gone