Lyrics: Back To The Backwards

Who's gonna meet me in the morning when it's cold and I got to go
Who's gonna be with me and help me walk along that lonesome road
I don't really want to tell you that I'm broke and I got no place to go that I know

Well, I've drifted around some city towns
Seen a lot of ups and downs and I've seen a lot of gaols, yes I have
And I know just how to understand the feelings of a lonely man who fails
And if I could by chance just find a way
I'd jump up on the nearest ship that sails

Why don't you take me away with you
Why don't you take me away with you
Back, back to the backwards
I long to see my girl

I met a girl in an eastern town
She took me in, I was feelin' down that night, yes I was now
I thought that I could know her well and tell her of the trouble in my life
But she took me for all my money and left me to the mercy of the cold, dark night

Why don't you take me away
Why don't you take me away
(Back to the backwards)
Back to the backwards
You know I long
You know I long
You know I long to see my girl

Why don't you take me away
Please take me away
(Back to the backwards)
Back to the backwards
You know I long
You know I long to see my girl