back to california

i've been feelin' down in atlanta

immobile in alabam

i'd rather be in traction

than to be here where i am

oh

you georgia red clay

and green virginia pines

i've got to make it home somehow

before i lose my mind

so won't you carry me back to california

i've been on the road too long

take me to the west coast

daddy

and let me be where i belong

hey now

philly

you street city

been down by the railroad track

i know you can be a sweet city

but i won't soon be back

haystack towns and smokestack cities

are nothin' i want to see

my own house on high ground

is the only place i want to be

so won't you carry me back to california

i've been on the road too long

take me to the west coast

daddy

and let me be where i belong