When You Leave That Way (You Can Never Go Back)
I remember waking in the morningTo the sound of the rooster's crowMamma cooking in the kitchenArthur Godfrey on the radioMe and Dad were just like strangersWe never did see eye to eyeCame to blows one Sunday morningSo I packed my bags and I said goodbyeCHORUSWhen you leave that way you can never go backA train won't run on a torn up trackSometimes I wish I'd never roamed,oh no'Cause when you leave that way you can never go homeThen I met a girl in KnoxvilleOh, we set our wedding dayI left her standing at the alterWith a baby on the wayREPEAT CHORUSLord I'd love to see my mom and daddyAnd what I'd give to hold that boy of mineI'd get down on my knees and I'd say I'm sorryIf I could only go back one more timeBut I killed a man in HoustonWhen he caught me with his wifeAnd I told the preacher man to leave me aloneWhen he came to read my rightsCHORUSHe said son,when you leave this way you can never come backA soul won't roll on a torn up trackAll through eternity you'll roam alone'Cause when you leave this way you can never come homeAll through eternity you'll roam alone'Cause when you leave this way you can never come home
