Heartache Along the River

[Verse] I was a country boy With dreams in my eyes Headed off to war Beneath those endless skies But now I'm back home With a heavy soul Longing for the days When life was whole [Verse 2] I miss the corn dogs Golden and fried And apple pies Mama made with pride The Mississippi river Where we used to roam Now it's just a memory Like a faded poem [Chorus] Oh The heartache along the river Where the banjo plays and the violin quivers Through the fields of sadness I wander alone Longing for the place that used to be my home [Chorus] quivers Through the fields of sadness I wander alone Longing for the place that used to be my home [Verse no music just voice] I was a country boy With dreams in my eyes Headed off to war Beneath those endless skies But now I'm back home With a heavy soul Longing for the days When life was whole [Final Epic Verse 2] I miss the corn dogs Golden and fried And apple pies Mama made with pride The Mississippi river Where we used to roam Now it's just a memory Like a faded poem [Final Epic Verse 2] I miss the corn dogs Golden and fried And apple pies Mama made with pride The Mississippi river Where we used to roam Now it's just a memory Like a faded poem