G Em D G
[Verse 1]
G
Little church on William Street
Em
They head to tear it down
G
My brother calls once in a while
Em
But he don't come around
G
I hear they changed my high school's name
Em
Can't remember what it's called
D
I guess I'm a stranger in this place
G
It's not my hometown anymore
[Chorus]
G
So I drink my whiskey straight
Em
And I take my coffee black
D
When I ran away from home
G
I never thought I'd make it back
G
And my mother prayed for me
Em
Each night before she went to sleep
D
I wish that she was here
G
So she could comfort me
[Verse 2]
G
Things you wish would stay the same
Em
It seems like they're the first to change
G
Fields we used to run and laugh in
Em
Now they're someone's real estate
G
And everyone I used to know
Em
Is like a ghost to me these days
D
And I don't think I have much else
G
That they could take away
[Chorus]
G
So I drink my whiskey straight
Em
And I take my coffee black
D
When I ran away from home
G
I never thought I'd make it back
G
And my mother prayed for me
Em
Each night before she went to sleep
D
I wish that she was here
G
So she could comfort me
[Chorus]
G
So I drink my whiskey straight
Em
And I take my coffee black
D
When I ran away from home
G
I never thought I'd make it back
G
And my mother prayed for me
Em
Each night before she went to sleep
D
I wish that she was here
G
So she could comfort me
[Outro]
G Em
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
D G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
G Em
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
D G
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
