Oh the neon lights were flashing and the icy wind did blow
The water seeped into his shoes and the drizzle turned to snow
His eyes were red his hopes were dead and the wine was running low
And the old man came home from the forest
His tears fell on the sidewalk as he stumbled to the street
A dozen faces stopped to stare but no one stopped to speak
For his castle was a hallway and the bottle was his friend
And the old man stumbled in from the forest
[ ac.guitar ]
Up a dark and dingy staircase the old man made his way
His ragged coat around him as upon his cot he lay
And he wondered how it happened that he'd ended up this way
Getting lost like a fool in the forest
And as he lay there sleeping a vision did appear
Upon his mantle shining the face of one so dear
Who'd loved him in the springtime of a long forgotten year
When the wildflowers did bloom in the forest
[ harmonica ]
She touched his grizzled fingers as she called him by his name
And then he heard the joyful sound of children at their games
In an old house on a hillside in some forgotten town
Where the river runs down from the forest
With a mighty roar the big jet soars above the canyon streets
And the con men con but life goes on for the city never sleeps
But to an old forgotten soldier the dawn will come no more
For the old man has come home from the forest
Home From The Forest
Harlan Howard
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Lyrics by Harlan Howard
A Little More Time A Thief In The Night Above And Beyond (the Call Of Love) Baby Don't Believe Him Baby For You Baby Sister Be Careful Who You Love (arthur\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s... Be Careful Who You Love (arthur’s Song) Better Get Your Pride Back Boy Beyond The Blue Horizon Blizzard Bring It On Back To Me Busted California Sunshine Call Me Mr. In-Between Call Me Up (and I'll Come Calling On You) Chokin' Kind Come On Home Boy Everglades Everybody's Baby Grey Eyes You Know Has Anybody Seen Me Lately He's Just A Little Meaner Heartaches By The Number Hello There Stranger I Care I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today I Don't Mind I Fall To Pieces I Hope You're Lonesome I Run To The Door I Wish I Was A SINGLE GIRL AGAIN I'd Rather Be A Fool I'll Be Gone I'm Tired I've Got A Tiger By The Tail I've Gotta Leave You Baby It's Nothin' To Me Just A Queen For A Day Just For The Heck Of It Leave My Baby Alone Life Goes On (i Wonder Why) Little More Time Mary Ann Regrets Maybe The Hurt Will Go Away Now Everybody Knows Out Of A Honky Tonk Pretty Good Shape Put Me Back Together Again She Called Me Baby Sunday Morning Christian Take It And Go That Little Boy Who Follows Me The Everglades Three Cheers For The Good Guys Too Many Rivers Uncle Sam (i'm A Patriot) We Didn't Build This World We're Proud To Call Him Son We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll Never Love Again We’ll Never Love Again What A Laugh What's Left Of Me WHY NOT ME Wishin' She Was Here (instead Of Me) World Is Weighing Heavy On My Mind Wrong Company Yankee Go Home You Don't Know My Mind You Love The Ground I Walk On You Lucky Dog
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