Lyrics

Well I'm a country boy I'm outta place Turned city bum A good day to me is gettin' by I walk a city mile Without ever seein' the sun There's no need to reach for stars When you can't see the sky Well it's a God forsaken city I'm so called livin' in We're tryin' to keep from dyin' in it seems Hope I never have learn to breathe this dirt, death, and sin Here and now it's just my prison but someday is my dream [Chorus] Someday I'll go back to Kentucky And breathe that cool Green River air I hope and pray that I get lucky And go back to God's country That's my only prayer I try to find a friendly face to help me pass some time But I think I left them all my hometown And I'd lay down in some green grass and ease my clouded mind But these crowded streets go on and on, and I can't find the ground [Chorus] Someday I'll go back to Kentucky And breathe that cool Green River air I hope and pray that I get lucky And go back to God's country That's my only prayer The wind blows off the freight yard, sings a lonesome chord Hauntin' me like a cheap souvenir There's a man down by the mission says "Do you wanna know the Lord?" "Yes, I wanna know him, but I don't believe he's here." [Chorus] Someday I'll go back to Kentucky And breathe that cool Green River air I hope and pray that I get lucky And go back to God's country That's my only prayer That's my only prayer