LEAVING BAKER COUNTY
BY: Tom T. Hall (BMI)
Dixie Hall (BMI)

VERSE 1: FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS I LIVED IN BAKER COUNTY
I NEVER CLIMBED THE LADDER OF SUCCESS
THEY DON'T MAKE LADDERS BACK IN BAKER COUNTY
I WONDER WHY THEY WONDER WHY I LEFT

CHORUS: THE SIGN SAID YOU'RE NOW LEAVING BAKER COUNTY
I BEEN WALKING HALF A DAY AND HALF A NIGHT
THE SIGN SAID YOU'RE NOW LEAVING BAKER COUNTY
AND I SAID FOR ONE TIME BAKER COUNTY'S RIGHT.

VERSE 2: HER DADDY WAS THE MAN IN BAKER COUNTY
HE OFFERED ME EMPLOYMENT BUT I GUESS
I WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR BAKER COUNTY
AND I LEFT THEM WITH NO FORWARDING ADDRESS.

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VERSE 3: I NEVER WILL GO BACK TO BAKER COUNTY
NOW THAT IT'S BEHIND ME I'LL CONFESS
I NEVER DID THINK MUCH OF BAKER COUNTY
AND EVERY MILE I'M THINKING OF IT LESS

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