Back to the Homeplace

[Verse] Got my old truck gassed up, bags packed tight, Headin' down that long stretch of country road tonight, Windows rolled down, feel the wind in my hair, Gonna see my kin, even my uncle's old cross-eyed mare. [Verse 2] Two-lane highway, fields of green all around, Radio playin' those hometown sounds, Every mile marker feels like a step back in time, To those simpler days, when a hug didn't cost a dime. [Chorus] We're road trippin', back to the homeplace, Where mama's cookin' puts a smile on your face, Daddy's sittin' on the porch with his old guitar, And our hearts, they ain't never felt so far— From home, where everything's just right, Underneath the Tennessee stars so bright. [Verse 3] Passed the old barn, where we used to play, Swing from the rafters on a summer day, Can't wait to see Granny in her old knitting chair, She’ll fuss ‘bout the city, but she’ll always care. [Chorus] We're road trippin', back to the homeplace, Where mama's cookin' puts a smile on your face, Daddy's sittin' on the porch with his old guitar, And our hearts, they ain't never felt so far— From home, where everything's just right, Underneath the Tennessee stars so bright. [Bridge] There's something 'bout returning to where you begun, It's a circle of love that never comes undone, In every laugh, every tear, every memory sweet, It's the ties that bind, where life and love meet.