Sentimental Journey
Journey of Heartfelt Nostalgia: Dinah Shore's Sentimental Odyssey
Lyrics
Gonna take a sentimental journey
Gonna embark on a nostalgic journey
Gonna set my heart at ease
Intending to find peace for my heart
Gonna make a sentimental journey
Planning to take a sentimental journey
To renew old memories
To revive old memories
Got my bag, I got my reservation
I have my bag and a reservation
Spend each dime I could afford
Spending all I can afford
Like a child in wild anticipation
Excited and anticipative like a child
Long to hear that "All aboard"
Longing to hear the call "All aboard"
Seven, that's the time we leave, at seven
Departure time is seven
I'll be waitin' up for heaven
Waiting eagerly for a heavenly experience
Countin' every mile of railroad track
Counting every mile of the railroad track
That takes me back
Reflecting on the journey that takes me back
Never thought my heart could be so yearning
Surprised at the yearning in my heart
Why did I decide to roam?
Questioning the decision to wander
Gotta take a sentimental journey
Must take a sentimental journey
Sentimental journey home
A sentimental journey back home
I wanna go back home, way down to Nashville
Expressing a desire to return to Nashville
Wanna go back home, do you know why?
Asking if you know why
I miss the folks I love, ma's home cooking
Missing loved ones and home-cooked meals
Sittin' 'round the fire at a catfish fry
Reveling in the memories of a catfish fry
I miss the black eyed peas, mustard greens
Longing for specific Southern foods
Candied yams, home baked baked beans
Listing the missed dishes
I wanna fill my lungs with Southern air
Desiring to breathe Southern air
Sniff a whiff of ribs of barbeque and I'm there
Reveling in the aroma of barbecue ribs
Seven, that's the time we leave, at seven
Seven is the departure time
I'll be waitin' up for heaven
Waiting for a heavenly experience
Countin' every mile of railroad track
Counting every mile of the journey
That takes me back
Reflecting on the tracks that take me back
Never thought my heart could be so yearning
Surprised by the intensity of my yearning
Why did I decide to roam?
Questioning the decision to roam
Gotta take a sentimental journey
Must take a sentimental journey
Sentimental journey home
A sentimental journey back home
We got the sixteen tons of number nine coal
Referring to the hardships of coal mining
The rock pile of money's gonna rock and roll
Money troubles that will rock and roll
Roll, roll, roll
Repeating the idea of rolling, indicating movement
Carry me home
Yearning to be carried home
(All aboard) All aboard
Announcing the departure (All aboard)
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