Burnt The Sawmill Down

DIRT ROAD GEORGIA, CHILDHOOD DAYS
AND A SAWMILL WAY OF LIFE
WHERE I GREW UP TO LOVE A RICH GIRL
WHO COULD NEVER BE MY WIFE

IN THE ROSES NEAR THEIR MANSION
ON THE COOL SOUTHERN GROUND
SHE CUT A MEMORY IN MY MIND
BUT I HAD TO LEAVE THAT TOWN

DIRT POOR BACKWOODS I WAS RAISED
NOW THE LAW MANS COMIN' ROUND
MAMA SAID I RAISED A GOOD BOY
BUT HE BURNT THE SAWMILL DOWN

CHORUS
ITS BEEN YEARS SINCE I LEFT GEORGIA
AND I LEFT THERE ON THE RUN
THEY SAY HER DADDYS STILL IN A RAGE
OVER WHAT I DONE

WELL HE SHOT AT ME FOR LOVIN' HER
THOUGHT HED RUN ME OUT OF TOWN
BUT I HID UNTIL THE MORNING LIGHT
AND I BURNT THE SAWMILL DOWN

I STILL LOVE THAT LONG HAIRED GIRL
BUT THERES A PRICE ON MY HEAD
HER DADDY OWNS THE COUNTY LAW
AND IF I GO BACK IM DEAD

SO I JUST DREAM OF SOUTHERN R