Johnny Paycheck - Green, Green Gra** Of Home lyrics

The old home town looks the same As I step down from the train And there to meet me is my mama and papa Down the road I look and there runs Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherries It's good to touch the green, green gra** of home Yes, they'll all be there to meet me All creatures smiling sweetly It's good to touch the green, green gra** of home The old house is still standing Though the paint is cracked and dry And there's an old oak tree that I used to play on Down the lane I'll walk with my sweet Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherries It's good to touch the green, green gra** of home Then I awake and look around me Cold gray walls surround me And I realize that I was only dreamin' There's a guard and there's a sad old padre Arm and arm we'll walk at daybreak Again I'll touch the green, green gra** of home Yes, they'll all be there to meet me In the shadow of that old oak tree As they lay me beneath the green, green gra** of home