Champaign Co. (The 947 Recordings)

I left for the Army on the 2nd of May I left Mama cryin' on her birthday For smoke and fire, and wreckless desire Champaign county ain't got nothin' for me Some good ol' boys of mine drank whiskey and shine The good ones are gone and the rest are dyin' In factories and fire for foolish desires Champaign county don't let no one leave Maybe I'm the one, who got away The whistling of the pines, have a story to say They'll sing you a song child, you'd best stay away They're ain't nothin' for you here, and there still ain't today Champaign county has got a hold on me My daddy did his best to make me see If you want a better life then you got to leave The dirt on this ground will leave you to bleed Best turn around and run Maybe I'm the one, who got away The whistling of the pines, have a story to say They'll sing you a song child, you'd best stay away They're ain't nothin' for you here, and there still ain't today Champaign county has got a hold on me I can recall the hills and creeks Lately it seems like they're calling to me Amphetamines and ghosts just don' let go Champaign county just leave me be Maybe I'm the one, who got away The whistling of the pines, have a story to say They'll sing you a song child, you'd best stay away They're ain't nothin' for you here, and there still ain't today Champaign county has got a hold on me