[Verse 1] Packed my stuff in a cardboard box Left screamin' sirens by the dock Too many sad faces, too much smoke Too many nights I couldn't slow [Verse 2] Back where the sky is blue and gold Back to the fields my hands still know Where the old fence still leans by the lane Same red barn, same summer rain [Pre-Chorus] And I can breathe free again At the end of that gravel bend I been gone, but I ain't lost I know the way back, and I’ll pay the cost [Chorus] Back to the hollow Back to the pines Back where the creek bed Cuts a wavy line Back to the hollow Where my heart can roam Big city let me go I'm going home (going home) [Verse 3] Mama's porch light on again Dogs chasin' round by that old fence Boots on black dirt, bare feet in the grass I 'll let a whole damn week slip past [Pre-Chorus] And I can hear that quiet place Calling me by my first name I been gone, but I ain't lost I know the way back, and I'll pay the cost [Chorus] Back to the hollow Back to the pines Back where the creek bed Cuts a wavy line Back to the hollow Where my heart can roam Big city let me go I'm going home (going home) [Bridge] I don't need a thousand signs Just that old pond and a fishin' line Let the highways fade behind I'll find my place, and I'll find my mind [Chorus] Back to the hollow Back to the pines Back where the creek bed Cuts a wavy line Back to the hollow Where my heart can roam Big city let me go I'm going home (going home) Back to the hollow Back to the one Place that raised me Under the sun Back to the hollow Trade the city for my countryside My restless spirit will be free I’ll be back home where the fields run wide Then leave the rest to me (going home)
