Verse 1
The bright lights of the city are falling far behind
My guitar's riding shotgun on my right
If I waited one day longer I might never go at all
But I'm packed and primed and loaded and I'm leaving town tonight
Chorus
It's hard to tell my mother her little boy is grown
It's hard to leave the old home, the only one I've known
I know I'll be losing ground if I'm just standing still
So I'm leaving Louisville
Verse 2
My daddy bought this guitar the day that I was born
I wish that he could hear me play it now
I guess my mama worries that my dreams may not come true
But I won't know until I go and try to make him proud
Chorus
It's hard to tell my mother her little boy is grown
It's hard to leave the old home, the only one I've known
I know I'll be losing ground if I'm just standing still
So I'm leaving Louisville
Chorus
So I bid farewell to my home on old Kentucky
I hear my future calling from sunny Tennesse
I know I'll be losing ground if I'm just standing still
So I'm leaving Louisville