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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joe Diffie
Joe Diffie
Background Vocals
Lonnie Wilson
Lonnie Wilson
Drums
Mike Severs
Mike Severs
Acoustic Guitar
Bill Hullett
Bill Hullett
Acoustic Guitar
Brent Mason
Brent Mason
Electric Guitar
Tim Mensy
Tim Mensy
Electric Guitar
Paul Franklin
Paul Franklin
Steel Guitar
Ron Oates
Ron Oates
Keyboards
Matt Rollings
Matt Rollings
Keyboards
Dave Pomeroy
Dave Pomeroy
Bass
Mike Chapman
Mike Chapman
Bass
Johnny Neel
Johnny Neel
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andy Spooner
Andy Spooner
Songwriter
Fred Lehner
Fred Lehner
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Montgomery
Bob Montgomery
Producer
Johnny Slate
Johnny Slate
Producer
Shawn McClean
Shawn McClean
Assistant Recording Engineer
Denny Purcell
Denny Purcell
Mastering Engineer
Gene Eichelberger
Gene Eichelberger
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The only the thing I see ahead
Is just the heat a-rising off the road
The rainbows I've been chasing
Keep on fading before I find my pot of gold
And more and more, I'm thinking
That the only treasures that I'll ever know
Are long ago and far behind
Wrapped up in my memories of home
[Chorus]
Home was a swimming hole and a fishing pole
And the feel of a muddy road between my toes
Home was a back porch swing where I would sit
And Mom would sing "Amazing Grace"
While she hung out the clothes
Home was an easy chair with my daddy there
And the smell of Sunday supper on the stove
My footsteps carry me away
But in my mind, I'm always going home
[Instrumental]
Now the miles I put behind me
Ain't as hard as the miles that lay ahead
And it's way too late to listen
To the words of wisdom that my daddy said
The straight and narrow path he showed me
Turned into a thousand winding roads
My footsteps carry me away
But in my mind, I'm always going home
[Chorus]
Home was a swimming hole and a fishing pole
And the feel of a muddy road between my toes
Home was a back porch swing where I would sit
And Mom would sing "Amazing Grace"
While she hung out the clothes
Home was an easy chair with my daddy there
And the smell of Sunday supper on the stove
My footsteps carry me away
But in my mind, I'm always going home
[Outro]
The straight and narrow path he showed me
Turned into a thousand winding roads
My footsteps carry me away
But in my mind, I'm always going home
Written by: Andy Spooner, Fred Lehner
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