I'm just trying to find a way to make it back home I'm just trying to get home I'm not trying to stop a hurricane I'm not trying to shake the ground below I'm not trying to part the ocean waves I'm not trying to overthrow the throne I've been gone for so

I suspect foul play Said I suspect foul play Oh, I suspect foul play It's Wednesday night, my woman's out Once again I'm home alone Lately every Wednesday night She's late getting home She phoned from work at quittin' time Says the bossed asked her to

I'll still call my hometown home That's all I'm ever gonna be You can take me out of the country But you can't take the country out of me, no 'Cause I'm still the girl from Golden Had to get away so I could grow But it don't matter where I'm goin' I've

I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a Na, na, na, diva is a female version of a hustler Of a hustler Of a, of a hustler I'm-a, I'm-a a diva This is a stick up, stick up

I let you down, I let you down I made waves, and I'm ashamed This all for you I let you down, I messed around 'Cause I'm a fool I made waves, my mistakes, yeah The cold in my bones I feel it in any weather Ghosts in my home

This time has gotta be our last time Here we are again going in this cheap place What if was seen by a friend and they recognize our face We both know that it's wrong we both should be at home I know that you want me just as much as I want you You've got

I want to defy The logic of all sex laws Let the handcuffs slip off your wrists I'll let you be my chaperon At the halfway home I'm a full grown man But I'm not afraid to cry Can't you hear those cavalry drums Hijacking your equilibrium

Come on and let me hear your prayer I'm going down to the city, I got a home there Let me hear your hosanna Hey brother don't you sing so quiet, no I need a beacon to guide me through the night Oh let me hear your hosanna Oh my heart is tattered and my

There is no hope for the human race We are flawed Searching for God I'm beaten down Will - taken away I cannot face another day I've lost my ground Standing face to face I'll never see my home again

But, oh, Lord, don't make it easy Keep me working till I work it all out Till I'm free from this shadow of doubt Keep me out of this shadow of doubt But please, please won't you shine enough light on me Just another homesick child, tired of running wild