When I was a growing boy A-rocking on my daddy's knee Daddy took an old guitar and sang Bury me on the lone prairie Uncle Bob sat at the piano My girl cousins sang harmony Those were the good old family times That left a big mark on me Bury me out on the prairie Where the buffalo used to roam Where the Canada geese once filled the sky And then I won't be far from home Bury me out on the prairie Where the buffalo used to roam You won't have to shed a tear for me 'Cause then I won't be far from home Walking down the trans-Canada highway I was talking to a firefly Trying to make my way to Nashville, Tennessee When another car passed me by Some day I'm gonna make big money And buy myself a big old car Make my way on down to that promised land And then I'm gonna really go far Bury me out on the prairie Where the buffalo used to roam Where the Canada geese once filled the sky And then I won't be far from home Just bury me out on the prairie Where the buffalo used to roam You won't have to shed a tear for me 'Cause then I won't be far from home

I'm far away from home, but I'm sure I know she knows That there's nobody else existing in my world In the middle of the road, a beacon lighting up for help Telling me to come back home, I don't know where to go In the morning, with nobody next to me In my bed, in my bed So lonely, will somebody come and help? I'm rotting in the image of my head

You said I'm always saying sorry for the same old things I'm sorry for the drugs and how much I drink You said I say it so much it doesn't mean anything I'm sorry my love, but I had to leave I hope most of you will never know What it's like to let it a love go Leaving everything at home Everything you've ever known I can't fix this from a phone I'm sorry you feel so alone It's like I told you You're better off without me, I'm sick of saying sorry So far from home You keep calling and complaining that I just don't care Would you say that if I was there? It's that picture you keep hanging that's causing your tears I could set you straight if you were here I hope most of you will never know What it's like to let it a love go Leaving everything at home Everything you've ever known I can't fix this from a phone I'm sorry you feel so alone It's like I told you You're better off without me, I'm sick of saying sorry I don't want to string you along And that's why I'm letting you go It's like I told you You're better off without me, I'm sick of saying sorry So far from home And I don't know how many times I talked to you And I can't count how many fights I fought with you I don't want to string you along And that's why I'm letting you go It's like I told you You're better off without me, I'm sick of saying sorry I can't fix this from a phone I'm sorry you feel so alone It's like I told you You're better off without me, I'm sick of saying sorry So far from home