[Verse 1]
I don't wanna live this way
In my heart, I've always felt the same
Oh, but the good and then the bad, they came
And we went down, down
Like the embers from flames

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm going crawling back to
Back to the places that
Back to the places that raised me
Oh, they say, "It's all in your head
And you gotta be conscious that
The good days are fading"

[Chorus]
I'm going back to South Dakota
Hellbound in this old Toyota
It's the badlands, that I call my home now
Guess it's fine that I'm on my own now
In South Dakota
In South Dako-oh-oh
In South Dakota

[Verse 2]
Yellow lines lead to better horizons
Leave this world that we once knew behind us
'Cause it's over after all
I feel it in my heart
Oh, we gave it our best just to fall
[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm crawling back to
Back to the places that
Back to the places that raised me
Oh, they say, "It's all in your head
And you gotta be conscious that
The good days are fading"

[Chorus]
I'm going back to South Dakota
Hellbound in this old Toyota
It's the badlands, that I call my home now
Guess it's fine that I'm on my own now
In South Dakota, Kota (Oh)
In South Dakota, oh