Gone Away From Me Lyrics & Chords By Holly Williams

Gone Away From Me ~ Holly Williams

I grew up in a town with one red light
how that train would rattle me in the middle of the night
but I slept like a baby in that bed
cuz' mama kept me warm and kept me fed
July 3rd was a dreaded friend of mine
we'd all go down to the family plot in the Louisiana pines
staring at that little baby's grave
Stella was as young as she was brave
And what I'd give to go there again
kiss my daddy's face, hold my mama's hand
little did I know soon they would be lying right beside her
gone away from me
They always made us kneel by grandpa's grave
mama started wailing asking god if he was saved
I never liked to see my daddy cry
I guess I'll never know how grandpa died
And what I'd give to go there again
kiss my daddy's face, hold my mama's hand
little did I know soon they would be lying right beside him
gone away from me
You barely even see the tombstones now
the trees are grown up everywhere and no one keeps the grounds
strangers live inside my childhood home
and I can't believe that daddy's really gone
What I'd give to go there again
kiss his withered face, hold her gentle hand
but there ain't no way that will ever be
they're lying 'neath that oak tree gone away from me
Well I grew up in a town with one red light

Holly Williams – acoustic guitar, vocal
Jackson Browne - background vocal
Chris Coleman – acoustic guitar, background vocal
Mark Hill - bass
Steve Brewster - drums
Ken Lewis – percussion
Matt Slocum - cello
Dan Dugmore - pedal steel
Charlie Peacock - keyboards, piano, trumpet
Andy Leftwich - fiddle
Jerry McPherson - electric guitar