Larry Gatlin - Delta Dirt lyrics

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I wandered far away from the place where I was born and raised<br />

I suffered through the Oklahoma dry lands<br />

And through New York City's cold and rainy days<br />

And these dried up bones of mine are powerful thirsty<br />

Just once again to feel them Mississippi rains<br />

Lord, I got that Delta dirt, Lord<br />

I got that black land Delta dirt down in my veins<br />

In my veins<br />

I'm goin' home this mornin'<br />

If I have to walk, run or fly<br />

I promised me as sure as I was standin'<br />

That I'm never, ever gonna say goodbye<br />

'Cause this heart of mine keeps tellin' me I'm crazy<br />

To keep wearin' the city's ball and chain<br />

Lord, New York is mighty pretty<br />

If you don't mind what you say<br />

But I'd take a hundred acres of black land dirt<br />

Over New York, Detroit and L.A.<br />

I'm goin' home to Delta mama<br />

'Cause she's got everything<br />

Gonna cure my aches and pains<br />

And I got that Delta dirt, Lord<br />

Down in my veins<br />

I got it in my veins<br />

I got it in my veins<br />

Lord, I got it in my veins