I been so lonesome, I wanna go home
Ain't been home in ever so long
Goin' back home where happiness lies
If the Lord is a-willin' and the creek don't rise

Goin' back home to see my mama again
All of my family and all of my friends
Wrap myself in family ties (Ties, ties, ties)
If the Lord is a-willin' and the creek don't rise

If the Lord is a-willin' and the creek don't rise
Goin' back home where happiness lies
A thousand miles as a black crow flies (Flies, flies, flies)
If the Lord is a-willin' and the creek don't rise (If the Lord is a-willin' and the creek don't risе)
If the Lord is a-willin' and the creek don't rise

Tirеd of chasin' fortune and fame
Tired of tryin' to make me a name
No one cares if I live or I die
No one cares but my mama and I

This old world is selfish and cruel
Dog-eat-dog, that's everyone's rule
Miss those things that money can't buy (Buy, buy, buy)
So I'm goin' back home where the grass grows high
If the Lord is a-willin' and the creek don't rise
If the Lord is a-willin' and the creek don't rise
Goin' back home where happiness lies
A thousand miles as a black crow flies (Flies, flies, flies)
If the Lord is a-willin' and the creek don't rise (If the Lord is a-willin' and the creek don't rise)
If the Lord is a-willin' and the creek don't rise