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WRITERS:
JAMES NIHAN
JON HANSELL
I DROVE BACK TO THE FAMILY FARM
I HADN'T SEEN SINCE '69
AND I LEANED AGAINST A RUSTY GATE
WITH A "DO NOT ENTER" SIGN
BROKEN BRICKS AND WEATHERED BOARDS
WERE LYING SCATTERED ON THE GROUND
IT WOULD'VE BROKE MY DADDY'S HEART
TO KNOW THEY TORE THE OLD HOUSE DOWN
NOW MAMA'S LILAC BUSHES
WERE ALL TANGLED UP IN VINES
WHERE ONCE THE WEEPING WILLOWS STOOD
THERE WERE BRAND NEW POWER LINES
I BRUSHED A TEARDROP FROM MY EYE
AS I STOOD THERE ALONE
KNOWING THERE WAS JUST ONE WAY
I COULD EVER GO BACK HOME
CHORUS
ONLY IN MY MIND
MAMA'S CALLIN' THROUGH THE BACK DOOR SCREEN
FETCH YOUR PA, IT'S SUPPERTIME
GO WASH YOUR HANDS UNTIL THEY'RE CLEAN
DADDY'S IN HIS OVERHAULS
CLIMBIN' OFF THE OL' COMBINE
AND THE WHEAT IS GROWING TALL
ONLY IN MY MIND
THERE WERE STAKES WITH DAY-GLO BANNERS
WHERE THE STREETS WERE GONNA GO
AND WAY OUT ON THE HILLSIDE
A FELLA WAVED FROM HIS BACKHOE
I PUT MY FOOT DOWN ON THE PEDAL
I TURNED THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR TO THE FLOOR
AND I LOOKED BACK IN MY MEMORY
AND SAW THINGS THE WAY THEY WERE BEFORE
(REPEAT CHORUS)
TAG
I CAN STILL SEE IT ALL IF ONLY IN MY MIND
Published by Composure Music / Hansell and Gretel Music (ASCAP)
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