I remember the day 
I caught the train
I was standin’ out at the rail road crossing soakin’ wet with rain
Now I realized fortune and fame is not for me
And all those pretty stories ain’t what they’re cooked up to be
I know every move 
I made was wrong
If I had any sense 
I’d go back home
Yeah, my mother stood cryin’, my father had an achin’ heart
He said, “
Girl, girl, please don’t let us part”
My sweetheart stood cryin’ and 
I cried a little bit too
But I didn’t have the will power to stop, 
I had to do what 
I had to do
Now I realize every move 
I made was wrong
If I had any sense 
I’d go back home
My baby wrote me said“
Baby, baby, come back to your good man’s side"But I can’t go back now, I got too much prideI’m havin’ so much trouble I don’t know what to doThere’s nothin’ but my mother and father’s prayers that’s seein’ me throughI know I stayed away too longIf I had any sense I’d go back homeMy baby wrote me said“Baby, baby, Please come back to your good man’s side"
But I can’t go back now, 
I got too much pride
I’m havin’ so much trouble 
I don’t know what to do
There’s nothin’ but my mother and father’s prayers that’s seein’ me through
I know I stayed away too long
If I had any sense 
I’d go back home