Lake - Southern Nights lyrics

They said the town was dying It didn't stand a chance So I was forced to search for a job Up on higher lands She said she wouldn't leave me She had to come along But broken-hearted I departed on a lonely trail To weather the storm, and ... Southern nights are on my mind Southern nights are on my mind Southern nights keep calling All the time they're calling me back home, On and on, (repeat) ... We write a lot of letters There's not a lot to say She tells me nothing's changed there And I say here it's the same For when I get my money I pay my bill and board And what is over aint enough to bring her along To where she belongs ... Southern nights are on my mind Southern nights are on my mind Southern nights keep calling All the time they're calling me back home, On and on, (repeat) ...