Song for the South

VERSE
 Baby's livin' on from hand to mouth
 She's roamin' all alone in the deep, dark South
 Her eyes are tired
 An' she's been livin' with a brain full of sunset fire too long
 Babe, I wanna send this song to you
 I'm hopin' what I feel will ring on through
 I've seen the stars
 An' I can see 'em in a dream of where you are right now
 CHORUS
 Yes and time's gonna take me back
 (Yes and) time's gonna take me back
 Yes and time's gonna take me back to you
 VERSE
 Baby's got the only love I trust
 She's standin' in the rainy rust an' dust
 She's straight with me
 Baby's got my wild nighttime sea laid down
 Babe, I wanna get your hand in mine
 Let my little song be a screamin' sign
 You are the one
 An' I'll be hangin' on to the things we done . . . meanwhile
 BRIDGE
 This city here kicks an' rumbles
 Way on past the midnight hour
 There ain't nowhere to walk or run to get away
 The world and the work's before me
 I'm caught in the plans I made up
 I don't know when, but I'll be back to you someday
 (INSTRUMENTAL BREAK)
 VERSE
 Baby's wakin' up in the delta sun
 She's wakin' up to blues an' she's on the run
 That land is old
 An' it's haunted by a ghost in the chains of gold . . . blood chains
 Babe, I wanna cool you down for free
 I wanna do for you what you done for me
 Your eyes are tired
 An' you've been livin' with a brain full of sunset fire too long
 (REPEAT CHORUS)
 Steve Forbert
 Welk Music (ASCAP)/
 Rolling Tide Music (ASCAP)