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Thread #5734   Message #3656931
Posted By: GUEST,Colleen O'Donnell
04-Sep-14 - 08:59 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Going Home / Carry Me Back to East Tenn.
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Going Home / Carry Me Back to East Tenn.
GOIN' HOME...
HOW MANY YEARS I'VE LONGED TO SEE THE MOUNTAINS SO HIGH
WATCH THE WILD BIRDS FLY ACROSS THE BLUE SUMMER SKY
FEEL THE LOVE LIGHT SHININ' FROM MY DEAR WOMAN'S EYES
NOW I KNOW I'M REALLY GOIN' HOME

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CARRY ME BACK TO EAST TENNESSEE
THOUGH MY BODY IS COLD AS A STONE
LAY ME DOWN EASY UNDER A TREE
WHERE ONLY GOD AND I MAY KNOW

I'LL BE GONE...
A THOUSAND TIMES MORE GLADLY THAN I EVER WAS HERE
TAKING LEAVE OF SENSES AND ALL DOUBTS AND ALL FEARS
PERHAPS YOU'LL FIND IT IN YOU HEART TO SHED A LONESOME TEAR
WHEN YOU CALL MY NAME AND FIND ME GONE

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