I left my home in Georgia Took a dream and a dollar Went looking for that fortune and fame Well I found it up in Nashville With the guitars and the fiddles Started singing 'cross the U.S. of A Well I'd played my songs in Georgia Way down there in Florida Once or twice in New Orleans But the sounds I was making Didn't know that I'd be taking Them to places that's so far and strange But the people really dug it No matter where we strummed it I felt that it would be okay 'Cause I learned right away It ain't just a southern thang Now I've played up in Chicago And western Colorado And we kicked 'em dead in Santa Fe Sung in North and South Dakota And eastern Oklahoma And a TV-Show out in L.A. They got the hats and boots And them country roots No matter what state they claim Yeah the facts are plain It ain't just a southern thing, y'all I've seen cowgirls a plenty up in New York City Milwaukee and in Philly PA They got the four-wheel drives On that Minnesota ice Just like they have in Alabam-a They're dancing and they're moving To the lyrics and the music From Maui up to Bangor Maine Lord it may sound strange But it ain't just a southern thing Yeah I've played up in Chicago And western Colorado And we kicked 'em dead in Santa Fe Sung in North and South Dakota And eastern Oklahoma And a TV-Show out in L.A. They got the hats and boots And them country roots No matter what state they claim All the facts are plain It ain't just a southern thing I've played that country music On the land and the ocean But people can't say my name Yeah, the fact remains It ain't just a southern thing Oh I've played up in Chicago And western Colorado And we kicked 'em dead in Santa Fe Sung in North and South Dakota And eastern Oklahoma And a TV-Show out in L.A. Oh they got the hats and boots And country roots No matter what state they claim All the facts are plain It ain't just a southern thing Oh, it may sound strange But it ain't just a southern thing Yeah the fact remains It ain't just a southern thing, y'all

Shadows of a closing door No hope even in my dreams And my heart was a losing war But you came in peace In my mind, I was runnin' out of time Counting hours In the night, I was looking for a sign Then I found you You're the sunlight in the falling rain You're the fire when it's cold and grey Feel like summer on a winter's day You're my shelter in a hurricane Feel like summer on a winter's day You're my shelter in a hurricane You're my shelter in a hurricane It's so cold on the other side It's so dark but you still can't hide And I know that I have to go through it all To find the missing piece In my mind, I was runnin' out of time Counting hours In the night, I was looking for a sign Then I found you You're the sunlight in the falling rain You're the fire when it's cold and grey Feel like summer on a winter's day You're my shelter in a hurricane Feel like summer on a winter's day You're my shelter in a hurricane Feel like summer on a winter's day You're my shelter in a hurricane You're my shelter in a hurricane Feel like summer on a winter's day You're my shelter in a hurricane

Oh, I was hiding from the pain But now I'm tired of running Felt like the gods forgot my name In my head I didn't know what I was looking for We got so close to something beautiful And I'm never gonna let you go You go, you go Home, take me home Back to my roots Yeah, it's been so long Hey, I've found a way Back to the streets where they know my name You know I've been all around, all around But you were always on my mind, on my mind Home, take me home Back to my roots Yeah, it's been so long, yeah Home, take me home Back to my roots Yeah, it's been so long, yeah Oh, I was falling from my high And I came down to nothing Feels like the gods left me behind In my head I didn't know what I was looking for We got so close to something beautiful And now I'm never gonna let you go You go, you go Home, take me home Back to my roots Yeah, it's been so long Hey, I've found a way Back to the streets where they know my name You know I've been all around, all around But you were always on my mind, on my mind Home, take me home Back to my roots Yeah, it's been so long, yeah (Been so long, been so long) (Been so long, long, long) (Been so long, been so long) (Been so long, long, long) Home, take me home Back to my roots Yeah, it's been so long, yeah