BACK TO MAINE

WORDS AND MUSIC BY MICHAEL PUSHARD


I SING OF ROCKY MOUNTAINS,AND SILVER CLOUDS BELOW
OF THE GOLDEN FIELDS OF KANSAS,AND THE FRESH FALLEN SNOW

BUT I'M ALWAYS BROUGHT BACK,TO THE ROLLING HILLS OF MAINE
TO THE CLEAR BLUE LAKES,AND PEACEFUL VALLEYS

CHORUS
THERE IS NO PLACE I'D RATHER BE,
THAN RIGHT HERE IN MAINE
WHERE I CAN HEAR THE SINGING OF ITS TREES
AND FEEL THE SOFT SUMMER BREEZES

I SING OF COUNTRY ROADS,AND OF BEING BACK HOME
OF A ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH,AND OF FIRE IN THE SKY

BUT I'M ALWAYS BROUGHT BACK,TO THE COUNTRY ROADS OF MAINE
TO A PEACEFUL WAY OF LIVING,A PLACE I CALL MY HOME

(REPEAT CHORUS)

MY HOME IS MAINE,AND THAT IS WHERE I WANT TO BE
WHERE THE AUTUMN LEAVES SHOW THEIR COLORS

AND THE WINTER SNOWS CLEANSE ITS EARTH
AND WATCH FOR SIGNS AS LIFE RETURNS FROM ITS LONG SILENT REST

(REPEAT CHORUS)

AS I SING TO YOU OF COLD NIGHTS IN CANADA AND OF ICY BLUE WINDS
MY HEART IS WITH THE CRIMSON SUNSETS AND COOL AUTUMN NIGHTS
DRIFTING BACK TO MAINE
 

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