Long Way From Home

I read the letter you sent this mornin' I drank my coffee and imagined you here The weather's good, but they say rain's comin' Will you buy me a plane ticket out there? 'Cause I could use a timeout or two from this playground Yeah, I don't even wanna hear another sound But I can't just stop now And, Mama, I know I'm a long way from home But this old dirt road keeps on goin' And these streams of mine just don't end Yeah, Mama, I sure miss you, don't you cry I'ma try and be there by suppertime But I can't promise you that Well, tonight I might be all alone But I ain't on my own even though I'm a long way from home They said they like my songs but keep writin' If I lost more weight, they might like what they see I hope these rhymes and stories don't stop comin' And maybe Dad was right when he said It ain't what it's cracked up to be And, Mama, I know I'm a long way from home But this old dirt road keeps on goin' And these streams of mine just don't end Yeah, Mama, I sure miss you, don't you cry I'ma try and be there by suppertime But I can't promise you that Well, tonight I might be all alone But I ain't on my own even though I'm a long way from home Well, they say it's a ten-year town What have I got to prove? I am playin' the clown Runnin' from the rodeo bull If I'd known it'd be this hard I would've stayed home a little bit longer And, Mama, I know I'm a long way from home But this old dirt road keeps on goin' And these streams of mine just don't end Yeah, Mama, I sure miss you, don't you cry I'ma try and be there by suppertime But I can't promise you that Well, tonight I might be all alone But I ain't on my own even though I'm a long way from home Yes, ma'am