He's Gone

Hey there Mom and Dad

I missed your call

I know I hear Mama cryin'

What the hell is wrong

Her baby boy's been gone

For way too long

Been chasing these Tennesse dreams

Singin' these songs

These Tennessee times been takin' its toll

On an ol' boy's soul that his mama used to know

Now he's running down the road

Makin' temporary homes

Running off jack and coke and cigarettes

Busy dreamin' on a dream

Just another song to sing

Yeah that's all he thinks he needs

But he was wrong

And pretty soon he'll find out

He's gone

An old Yamaha six string

Was all he had

It's an old hand-me-down piece

He got from his dad

And everybody always knew that he'd leave town

So he got the next train ticket

And he was Tennessee bound

These Tennessee times been takin' its toll

On an ol' boy's soul that his mama used to know

Now he's running down the road

Makin' temporary homes

Running off jack and coke and cigarettes

Busy dreamin' on a dream

Just another song to sing

Yeah that's all he thinks he needs

But he was wrong

And pretty soon he'll find out

He's gone

These Tennessee times been takin' its toll

On an ol' boy's soul that his mama used to know

Now he's running down the road

Makin' temporary homes

Running off jack and coke and cigarettes

Busy dreamin' on a dream

Just another song to sing

Yeah that's all he thinks he needs

But he was wrong

And pretty soon he'll find out

He's gone

He's gone