I’ve been walking across this land girl and now I want to lay my head down on your pretty bed,
I know that’s where I want to be
I wrote you out a letter darling,
kissed it where i signed my name,
picked a little flower and I folded it inside,
It’s been a long time gone my dear but now my journey is over,
These barking dogs of mine are going to lead me to your door
I’ve been walking across this land girl and now I want to lay my head down on your pretty bed.
I know that’s where I want to be
I struck out on my own to find my fortune and my fame,
So I could earn your love and make you mine forever more,
But fame and fortune I’ve not found,
Just hard luck and travelling, and all I was looking for was here inside my heart
I’ve been walking across this land girl and now I want to lay my head down on your pretty bed,
I know that’s where I want to be
When I set out the sun was at my back and warmed me on my way,
I carried around this old guitar and I picked a tune or two,
Now the days are getting shorter, and the winds are blowing colder,
And the leaves are falling down and I’m heading back to you
I’ve been walking across this land girl and now I want to lay my head down on your pretty bed
I know that’s where I want to be