Kate Campbell

Tupelo's Too Far

Kate Campbell


I can see 
Saltillo Street
And the house 
Where I was born
I can hear 
Gospel songs
From the church 
On Sunday morn
Saturday nights 
Around the radio
Life was simple then
But this road 
I'm on 
Won't take me there
You can't go 
Back again

I wish 
I could take route 78
And be there 
In no time
Rest beneath 
The sweet gum trees
Leave all 
My cares behind
But Tupelo's too far 

I never dreamed 
I would be
A king much 
Less a star
And I never knew 
That what I loved
Could also 
Break my heart
I always thought 
If I just sang
Everything 
Would be alright
And I don't know 
What went wrong
But I'm 
Lonesome tonight