Commonwealth

Down on the bayou where the river boats row I fell in love with the city's golden soul But I thought about home from dusk 'til dawn I come from Kentucky where the river boats sink Living down there makes any man think You never know what you got 'til it's gone So wherever I go I'll think to myself I'm glad to go home to the Commonwealth California gold mines calling my name They'll make you rich and make you poor just the same Well a heart made of gold ain't always a good thing Appalachian nation where the sorrow songs are sung They're killing off creation with the coal miner's lung Well they've never known any other way than how it is here So wherever I go I'll think to myself I'm glad to go home to the Commonwealth I've been across the country from coast to coast But no place compares to the place I love the most Yeah there's no place like Kentucky where the grass is blue So wherever I go I'll think to myself I'm glad to go home to the Commonwealth