Morganton, North Carolina

Oh, Lord

Get down with it

Mmm, quit it

Hey-hey, let's talk about it

Mmm, you see, I

Sittin' in a hotel in New York City

Trippin' out on the thoughts in my mind

A country boy, Orange City

Blinded by its neon signs

You see, I

Thinkin' 'bout a young man who did everything that he could

To raise four kids and a wife in the back of the woods

I remember, I remember well

We didn't work for nothing

Though his pay was small as hell

I'm just sittin' here

All alone

My mind's goin' back to Morganton

North Carolina

Just sittin' here all alone

And my mind's goin' back to where I was born now

North Carolina

No, no, no, yeah

Oh, it's just a green-faced small place in the land of Carolina

God just sat here, there

And we just happened to find her

Like I said at the time, man

While my mind's that way

Say hello to some old friends

Or with whom I used to play

I'm just sittin' here

All alone

And my mind's goin' back to Morganton

North Carolina

I'm just sittin' here

All alone

And my mind's goin' back to where I was born, y'all

North Carolina, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Ah-ha, suddenly I wake into reality I found

I was still in the rat race of a great big city town

I'm just sittin' here all alone

And my mind's goin' back to Morganton, son

North Carolina, y'all (North Carolina)

I'm just sittin' here all alone (All alone)

And my mind's goin' back to where I was born (Yes, sir)

North Carolina, yeah