LOWLANDS
(Gary Scruggs)

1. I'm headed for the Lowlands. Won't you please direct my way?
Train is leaving shortly. There's no time for delay.
She told me she'd be waiting. I'm not so sure she is.
I heard that there's another man who claims that she is his.

CHORUS: Lowlands were my home when I was but a child.
They will be my deathbed when I'm past my time

2. I remember one summer day, the clouds began to melt.
We gathered the ____________ scattered 'cross the fields.
It started to rain and continued several days.
The river overflowed and the crops all went to waste.

3. You know that I'm no failure, though my victories are few.
I'm trying my best but there's too much here to do.
That girl I loved once told me it made her feel secure.
It's hard to think I _____________________
____________________ nothing does endure.

Excess line breaks removed. --JoeClone, 23-Feb-03.