Sing Me Back Home

Driving home from work at 3 in the morning, I flipped around the music stations I have programmed on my truck radio and came across the old classic "Coat of Many Colours" by Dolly Parton. I was surprised to find this on the radio, but hearing it brought back memories...open spaces...summer...the farm...lunchtime...open screen door...Mom in the kitchen singing along to Dolly...tomato and avacodo sandwiches...funny, who knew then that ten years old in the country would be the best I'd ever do... Oddly enough, considering I haven't listened to the CD in awhile, the Billy Ray Cyrus rendition of the great Haggard tune "Sing Me Back Home" has been going around my head for some unknown reason the last couple nights too...wonder what's up with that... Well, the warden led a prisoner Down the hallway to his doom And I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest And I heard him tell the warden Just before he reached my cell Let my guitar friend play my last request He said sing me back home With a song I used to hear Make my old memories come alive Take me away, and turn back the years Sing me back home before I die I recall last Sunday morning A choir from off the street Came in to sing a few old gospel songs And I heard him tell the singers There's a song my Mama sang Could I hear it once before you move along