TAKING THE CROOKED ROAD HOME (Linda Lay & Sammy Shelor)
By: Tom T. Hall (BMI)
Dixie Hall (BMI)

VERSE 1: I'M DRIVIN' THROUGH VIRGINIA AND YOU KNOW IT SURE FEELS GREAT
HEADIN' DEEP INTO THE HILLS ON HIGHWAY FIFTY EIGHT
WHERE THE NORTH FORK OF THE HOLSTON AND THE OLD CLINCH RIVER FLOWS
I'M TAKING THE BACK ROADS HOME

CHORUS: TAKING THE OLD CROOKED ROAD
OUT OF THE FAST LANE AND BACK WHERE I BELONG
SUNSHINE AND BLUE SKIES AHEAD FROM NOW ON
OH, I'M TAKING THE BACK ROADS HOME

VERSE 2: I'LL MEND A LOT OF FENCES AND I'LL HOE A LOT OF CORN
IT'S ALL A PART OF LIVING IN THESE HILLS WHERE I WAS BORN
TOBACCO AND THE COAL MINE AND THE GIRL I LEFT ALONE
OH, I'M TAKING THE BACK ROADS HOME

CHORUS: TAKING THE BACK ROADS HOME
OUT OF THE FAST LANE AND BACK WHERE I BELONG
I'M HALF AFRAID TO LOOK AND SEE HOW MUCH THE PLACE HAS GROWN
BUT I'M TAKING THE BACK ROADS HOME

VERSE 3: THE JOHNSON PLACE HAS WASHING HANGING OUT THERE ON THE LINE
IT LOOKS SO CLEAN AND FRESH I THINK I'LL JUST HANG OUT MY MIND
I CAN'T SAY THERE'S A LOT OF MOSS ON THIS OLE ROLLING STONE
SO I'M TAKING THE BACK ROADS HOME

CHORUS: TAKING THE BACK ROADS HOME
OUT OF THE FAST LANE AND BACK WHERE I BELONG
SUNSHINE AND BLUE SKIES AHEAD FROM NOW ON
OH, I'M TAKING THE BACK ROADS HOME

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