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G C Dog in the alley way howlin' and growlin' at the moon in the sky D G The baby upstairs just opened its eyes and began to cry G C But I can't keep my brain asleep, and I can't stay lyin' down D G Believe I'll take another walk downtown D C G But I went Tuesday night, every thing's alright and they're sleepin' tight back home D C G Same old Moon, and the stars'll be shining on the river like a magic road C G C You can't buy peace of mind, you either got it or you don't D But one thing I know's I ain't no fun 'round here for a country mother's son G If I had any sense at all I'd run all the way back home G C I come to the city for the job 'cause my father the world's around the bend D G Said, go take a look while you're young or your life can become a dead-end G C And if you find your roots start to pullin' on your mind again D G But just remember that I'm still your friend D C G Well I guess that I'd better sit down and write a letter and tell them what's on my mind D C G Maybe I'll explain that every thing's OK and I'm having a real good time C G C I've had nothing to do for a minute or two so I thought I'd drop you a line D I'm afraid they'd know it, I was tryin' to say. I've got to prove I'm a man who stayed G If they only knew, if I had my way, I'd be headin' back home G C Some friends that I met in the city all said that they wanted to escape the pollution D G Everybody's doin' it, packin' up and movin' it, it's a rural revolution G C They said the city life is dyin' and everybody's tryin' to get a little land of their own D G Now I know I gotta get me on home D C G Well I must have been blind, I was tryin' to find myself when I was in my own backyard D C G And there's no way of knowin' which way I was goin', but admittin' I was wrong ain't hard C G C 'Cause you can't buy a clear blue sky or the feelin' in your heart D But you can in the evenin' when the work's all done. You got no troubles and you don't need none G Tell me would you mind if your prodigal son should come back home