Back to the Country
Journey Home: Rediscovering Serenity in the Country
Lyrics
Take me back to the country
Desire to return to rural life or nature
Where the tall grass grows
Reference to the natural environment and its growth
Find a little peace and quiet
Seeking tranquility and serenity
Hear that lonesome wind moan
Noticing the melancholic sound of the wind
I'm gonna get back
Intention to return
From the places I've gone
Reflecting on past experiences in various places
Take me back to the country
Reiteration of the desire to go back to the countryside
It's time to go home
Feeling it's time to return home
It's been a year or maybe five
Uncertainty about the duration spent away from home
Since I watched the prairie disappear from sight
Remembering leaving the prairie behind
I packed it all up, not a tear I cried
Acceptance of leaving without shedding tears
It's been a year or maybe five
Reflecting again on the duration away
Never thought that I'd be the one to go
Surprise at being the one to leave
And trade my colours of green and gold
Exchanging natural scenery for a different environment
For the lakes and rivers, Ontario
Specifically mentioning lakes and rivers in Ontario
Never thought that I'd be the one to go
Surprise at the unexpected change of location
So take me back to the country
Repetition of the longing to return to the countryside
Where the tall grass grows
Describing the countryside's natural beauty
Find a little peace and quiet
Seeking peace and tranquility again
Hear that lonesome wind moan
Recognizing the mournful sound of the wind again
I'm gonna get back
Reaffirming the intention to return
From the places I've gone
Reflecting on past travels
Take me back to the country
Stating the necessity to return home
It's time to go home
Expressing the readiness to go home
Not a night passes or a day goes by
Continuously thinking about and missing home
That I don't think of home and wonder why
Questioning the inability to return
I can't go back, I couldn't even try
Feeling incapable of returning
Not a night passes or a day goes by
Continuously missing home and feeling unable to go back
Take me back to the country
Reiterating the longing for the countryside
Where the tall grass grows
Describing the natural beauty again
Find a little peace and quiet
Seeking tranquility and calmness once more
Hear that lonesome wind moan
Noticing the mournful sound of the wind yet again
I'm gonna get back
Determination to return from the distant places visited
From the places I've gone
Reiteration of the intention to go back home
Take me back to the country
Restating the need to return to the countryside
It's time to go home
Affirming the readiness and urgency to go home
Take me back to the country
Final plea to return to the countryside
It's time to go home
Emphasizing the necessity of going back home
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