Cover up my eyes so I don't have to see
Plug up my ears so I don't have to hear
That south wind moaning, o'er the hills
Oh and how it hurt my soul
I said, "Lord, I'm coming home"
I gave a girl my heart, she held it in her hands
She done thrown it away 'cause she don't understand
Oh, but now she's gone, I guess life goes on
Oh and how it hurt my soul
I said, "Lord, I'm coming home"
Oh and how it hurt my soul
I said, "Lord, I'm coming home"
I sit alone and I drink my fill
Mama always told me that this kind of living kills
Oh, but now I'm done, I done settled down
Oh and how it hurt my soul
I said, "Lord, I'm coming home"
Oh and how it hurt my soul
I said, "Lord, I'm coming home"
So lay me down, lay me down to rest
Put me in the ground and say I did my best
Lord knows I've tried every day I lived
Oh and how it hurt my soul
I said, "Lord, I'm coming home"
Oh and how it hurt my soul
I said, "Lord, I'm coming home"
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
