Well, I'm coming home, Mama
Leaving the frontier
And don't you fret none, oh, dear, Mama
I'll stick to the back roads, keep an eye out for deer
And the roads been winding, Mama
'Long the rambling way
Missed all my right turns, Mama
And I always left when I should have stayed
Well, I can't
Well, I can't
Well, I can't go back
No, I can't go back this ol' way again
I can't go back this ol' way again
Yeah, I can't go back this ol' way again
I can't go back this ol' way again
And I'm so lonesome, Mama
She hasn't called in days
Thought I patched it up, Mama
But I'm still hurting in the same ol' ways
And I'm burning up, Mama
Like a cowboy cigarette
I flicker, and I fade, Mama
Well, hell, it's a wonder there's any of me left
Well, I can't
Well, I can't
Well, I can't go back
No, I can't go back this ol' way again
I can't go back this ol' way again
I can't go back this ol' way again
Yeah, I can't go back this ol' way again
Well, I can't
Well, I can't
Well, I can't go back
No, I can't go back this ol' way again
Yeah, I can't go back this ol' way again
Yeah, I can't go back this ol' way again
Yeah, I can't go back this ol' way again
No, I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't go back
Yeah, I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't go back
Yeah, I can't go back this ol' way again
