Song Description

About a guy who fled South to find warmer places, people and feelings and found out it was more pleasing back north where he was from.

Lyrics

I looked back to the North to see where I was going
Pleasant Valley Summertime where Autumn winds grow cold
Soon that would be over the leaves would turn to dust and
The rain that grows the apple trees would freeze for not the first

The road had made things better the axis turned once more
The quest for that tranquility had knocked upon my door
She said she'd give me everything a man could want and more
But I had to drive down farther South and live like I was poor

(refrain)
I'm Leaving I've got to find the sun
She's crying I can't change where I've gone
You know now where I must be going
Cause that feeling grows deep within my soul

Richmond where I lived then I learned to love again
The agony that had left me was gone with new found friends
They said now Dan don't worry the truth is what it says
The sunshine that you're looking for is all within your head

(refrain)

They fought the civil war down there it took away our blood
It flowed on down the riverbanks like I never dreamed it could
We thought we had it bad when we bury our fathers
How can we explain the lies when we had to kill our brothers

(refrain- alternate words)
I'm leaving I couldn't help but run
I'm seething those boys that died were young
You know now where I must be going
Cause that feeling grows deep within my soul

The thought of moving North again began to feel more pleasing
I knew I wanted Maine to be that at least for one more season
Matthew sang his song for us that bouncing buggy story
On a lake down from the mountain blue and a camp that kept boys coming

(refrain-alternate words)
Yeah I'm leaving but I'll be back again
Please listen let me tell you where I've been
You know now where I must be going
Cause that feeling grows deep within my soul