Song Description
a tribute to my home state and to any folks who make the journey back to see "that shade of green." besides, the tune's got sandhill cranes in it -- what more can ya want??
| Song Length |
4:52 |
Genre |
Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
| |
Lyrics
where the west begins
(n-e-b-r-a-s-k-a)
i'm on a plane
heading due east
i'm leaving for several days
i'm goin' back to the prairie
for a little release
i've been too long away
away from the land
where the sky never ends
where each moment is so serene
i need to stand
among a few friends
i need that shade of green
i'm talkin' 'bout
n-e-b-r-a-s-k-a
hey, i'm headin' home once again
n-e-b-r-a-s-k-a
out there
where the west begins
i'll spend some time
with my family
and run in the two-story corn
and soon i'll have
back my sanity
smiling in a thunderstorm
i'll stand in the platte
and watch sandhill cranes
and lose these coastal anxieties
if home's where the heart is
then my heart remains
there in the goldenrod breeze
of
n-e-b-r-a-s-k-a
hey, i'm headin' home once again
n-e-b-r-a-s-k-a
out there
where the west begins...
...i'll stand in the platte
and watch sandhill cranes
and learn a few local jokes
if home's where the heart is
then my heart remains
somewhere between the twin oaks
of
n-e-b-r-a-s-k-a
hey, i'm headin' home once again
n-e-b-r-a-s-k-a
out there
where the west begins ?
i'm gonna be
out there
where the west begins...
copyright 1994
david p. murphy