Written by Tommy Aldridge/Pat Daugherty/Harvey Jett/Stanley Knight/Jim "Dandy" Mangrum/Ricky Reynolds
Verse: C F C I woke up one morning to a world that was grey G F C Sunshine was gone and the birds had flown away F C I wanted to be in the early mountain dew G F C Where big city lights are oh so fewVerse: C I'm homesick for the land F C That I used to plow G F C Please dear Lord get me there somehow F C Back to the land that I'm so fond of G You can hear the birds a singin' F C In the blue sky up above Verse: C F C This breeze I long for has tall green trees G With birds you had flowers F C and a warm summer breeze F C Is where I want to be in the early mountain dew G F C Where big city lights are oh so fewAm G F C Back to the land where the water runs free Am G F C Back in those hills is where I want to be Am G F C Oh dear Lord please take me there Am G F C Oh let me breathe your sweet fresh airAm G F C Back to the land where the water runs free Am G F C Back in those hills is where I want to be Am G F C Oh dear Lord please take me there Am G F C Oh let me breathe your sweet fresh airOUTRO: Am G F C Am G F C Am G F C Am G F CAm G F C Back to the land where the water runs free Am G F C Back in those hills is where I want to be Am G F C Oh dear Lord please take me there Am G F C Oh let me breathe your sweet fresh air