He came from the lowlands A farm in Tennessee that took the stand A baby too small to want much more To the west hills he was taken for to grow His mother a mystery Too wraped up in her theories to attend His father wants so bad the simple life And neither took the time to raise him right Oh, he's gone back He's looking for a girl to ease his mind But I'm bettin' my last dime he won't return For a long, long time 'Cause he's looking for a different kind Now, back to Tennessee Summers fill where this road he's walkin' started The people there still lived off washed-up dreams And we watched the fires burn down last year's fields Oh, he's gone back He's lookin' for a girl to ease his mind But I'm bettin' my last dime he won't return For a long, long time 'Cause he's looking for a different kind Now cynical and jaded The Pacific coasters hold his head and heart A man who fares his own way with his pride But the proud ways leave an empty place inside Oh, he's gone back He's lookin' for a girl to ease his mind But I'm bettin' my last dime he won't return For a long, long time 'Cause he's looking for a different kind Yeah, he's out to find a different kind