Fields are deathly silent
Where the cotton used to grow
I`m a stranger in a land
That I used to know
A land, a land I`ve not forgotten
Look away, far away
Everything is changin`
`Cept some things inside me
I`ve hid them from the world
Kept them under lock and key
Like the sound of my mama`s voice
Calling me back home
To the place where I belong
Far away, far away
Don`t know why I`ve left here
Look how long I`ve stayed
Far away, far away
How`d I get so far away?
Carved my name on Sunday mornin`
On a sweet magnolia tree
I cried when I walked away
It broke my heart to leave
Took that little piece of it
And put it in my pocket
I`ve lost myself a time or two
But I ain`t never forgot it
Far away, far away
How`d I get so far away?
Far away, far away
How`d I get so far away?
How did I get so far away?