Ease On

It’s a long, long journey, from where we began

From the deep south, country back roads

In our one room country shack

Mama’s in the kitchen with the light on inside

Makin us some biscuits before the sunrise

Ignorance is sometimes its own reward

Mama never told us we were poor

Ease, ease on, ease on

Ease on your way

Back home sometime

Ease, ease on, ease on

Ease on your way

Back home sometime

Oh, these times, we remember

That keep us on the ground

And maybe, just for comfort

We leave these memories layin’ round

Storms would come round in the middle of the night

Cuttin’ thru the country killin’ everything in sight

Mama would pray and hold her boys real tight

And tell us “Listen to me baby, everything’s gonna be alright”

Ease, ease on, ease on

Ease on your way

Back home sometime

Ease, ease on, ease on

Ease on your way

Back home sometime

It’s a long, long journey, from where we began

From the deep south country back roads

In our one room country shack

These are the memories from another time

When everybody was livin’ on nickels and dimes

I sing this song for my people whose work is never done

For my mother, my brothers, my Father John

Ease, ease on, ease on

Ease on your way

Back home sometime

Ease, ease on, ease on

Ease on your way

Back home sometime

You gotta ease, ease, ease

Back home sometime