Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mo Pitney
Acoustic Guitar
Aubrey Haynie
Fiddle
Barry Bales
Upright Bass
Guthrie Trapp
Electric Guitar
J.D. Crowe
Banjo
Jerry Douglas
Dobro
Ricky Skaggs
Mandolin
Tommy Harden
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dean Webb
Composer
Mitch Jayne
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jim "Moose" Brown
Producer
Justin Niebank
Mixing Engineer
Ron "Snake" Reynolds
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
It's been ten long years since I left my home
In the hollow where I was born
Where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise
And the fox hunter blows his horn
I fell in love with a girl from the town
I thought that she would be true
I ran away to Charlottesville
And worked in a sawmill or two
What have they done to the old home place
Why did they tear it down
And why did I leave the plow in the field
And look for a job in the town
Now the girl she ran off with somebody else
The tariffs took all my pay
And here I stand where the old home stood
Before they took it away
Now the geese fly south and the cold wind moans
As I stand here and hang my head
I've lost my love, I've lost my home
And now I wish that I was dead
What have they done to the old home place
Why did they tear it down
And why did I leave the plow in the field
And look for a job in the town
What have they done to the old home place
Why did they tear it down
And why did I leave the plow in the field
And look for a job in the town
Writer(s): Dean Webb, Mitchell Jayne
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