It's been many a mile that I've roamed and now I think I'm coming home If a train she run far I'll be back with the morning star Back to the place where I was born Back to the place where I was born I know love doesn't mean a man belongs But I always knew my rights from my wrongs I thought you loved me best And I guess you know the rest And all the reasons why I'm gone And all the reasons why I'm gone Now I ain't saying you are to blame I'll forget you on that evening train Though my love for you was true I was born with a boot of blue And I'll ride them rails back from where I came And I'll ride them rails back from where I came I've kept traveling from place to place And I know I'm still looking for your face I once knew where I was bound A true love I never found I guess my life has only been a waste I guess my life has only been a waste It's been many a mile that I've roamed and now I think I'm coming home If a train she run far I'll be back with the morning star Back to the place where I was born Back to the place where I was born