Tupelo's Too Far

I can see Saltillo Street

And the house where I was born

I can hear gospel songs

From the church on Sunday morn

Saturday nights around the radio

Life was simple then

But this road I'm on won't take me there

You can't go back again

I wish I could take route 78

And be there in no time

Rest beneath the sweet gum trees

Leave all my cares behind

But Tupelo's too far

I never dreamed I would be

A king much less a star

And I never knew that what I loved

Could also break my heart

I always thought if I just sang

Everything would be alright

And I don't know what went wrong

But I'm lonesome tonight