Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Vocals
Richie Albright
Richie Albright
Drums
Dan "Bee" Spears
Dan "Bee" Spears
Bass
Larry Whitmore
Larry Whitmore
Guitar
Don Brooks
Don Brooks
Harmonica
Ralph Mooney
Ralph Mooney
Steel Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joe Shaver
Songwriter
Hillman Hall
Hillman Hall
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Producer
Tompall Glaser
Tompall Glaser
Producer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Omaha, you've been weighin' heavy on my mind
Guess I never really left at all
I'm turnin' all those roads I walked around the other way
Coming back to you, Omaha
[Verse 1]
Omaha, Nebraska wasn't good enough for me
I always thought I was the roamin' kind
With a pocket full of dreams and my one shirt on my back
I left there looking for some things to find
Rode my thumb to San Francisco, I worked down by the Bay
Got some schoolin' paid for by the law
The hardest thing I learned there was there ain't no easy way
To get ahead behind those county walls
So it's so long, California, I reckon I'll be movin' on
I'm leavin' even if I have to crawl
I've got some loose ends laying 'round that I left undone
Waitin' there for me in Omaha
[Chorus]
Omaha, you've been weighin' heavy on my mind
I guess I never really left at all
I'm turnin' all those roads I walked around the other way
I'm coming back to you, Omaha
Written by: Billy Joe Shaver, Hillman Hall
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