[Verse 1]
There is a lantern filled with light
And it leads me through the darkness of the night
Oh this indifference leaves me numb
Oh I'm going back down south where I am from

[Verse 2]
Well I am filled with holy peace
Though it is a cold wind that I breathe
Well come back south with me, my dear
And feel the Georgia breezes in your ear

[Chorus]
Well we can lie beneath the moon's harmless rays
And we can talk and talk and talk
And let the night turn into day
And I'm going home, I'm going to see my mother soon
And I'm going home, and if you want you can come too

[Verse 3]
I hope my father takes me in
For it has been so long, so long since I spoke with him
But I've grown longer in the tooth
And no longer quite as wary of the truth

[Verse 4]
Hard Nose the Highway once away
Oh I lost my luggage in the train station
When I get home I won't need a thing
Well my hope is taut just like a fiddle string
Let it ring

[Outro]
And we can lie beneath the moon's harmless rays
And we can talk and talk and talk
And let the night turn into day
And I'm going home, I'm going to see my mother soon
And I'm going home, and if you want you can come too