But y'all, this music has fed me for all these years, and um

This next song is dear to my heart

It's my song for Mama when I left

To go on the road without her

My heart was broken, and I just kept thinking, well

Life isn't easy

And all we can do is just keep on keeping on, you know?

Mm-hm

Well, I can see a cotton field

Old man working in the mill

I can see loadin' the trunk of my old blue Oldsmobile

I see the tears in my mama's eyes

When she kissed her baby goodbye

I can still feel all of that love from here

Yes, I can

I can see the cotton sheets

They're swingin' in the wind, out swingin' in the wind

I close my eyes and my mind flies

And I'm right back home again

I'm right back home, and

If I get lost while I'm chasing my dreams

You know I'll find my way 'cause my heart has wings

I can still feel all of that love from here

Oh-oh

Ooh-ooh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh

Well, I was raised on love's foundation

The Rock of Ages goes unshaken

The faith and hope that was given to me

Is stronger than the blackjack tree

Well, my mama taught me how to stand alone

She let me go but she still holds on

And I can still feel all of that love from here, yes

I can see the cotton sheets

They're swingin' in the wind, out swingin' in the wind

I close my eyes and my mind flies

And I'm right back home again

I'm right back home, and

If I get lost while I'm chasing my dreams

You know I'll find my way 'cause my heart has wings

And I can still feel all of that love from here

I can still feel all of that love from here

You know I love country music so much

'Cause it's about real people in the real world, you know

It's so wonderful to find lyrics like that in a song

They don't ride 'em like that anymore as much

And so these songs remind me of, um, a simpler time

Back when things just felt, well, like the gold old days, right?