Tupelo's too far

I can see
Saltillo Street
And the house
Where I was born
I can hear
Gospel songs
From the church
On Sunday morn
Saturday nights
Around the radio
Life was simple then
But this road
I'm on
Won't take me there
You can't go
Back again

I wish
I could take route 78
And be there
In no time
Rest beneath
The sweet gum trees
Leave all
My cares behind
But Tupelo's too far

I never dreamed
I would be
A king much
Less a star
And I never knew
That what I loved
Could also
Break my heart
I always thought
If I just sang
Everything
Would be alright
And I don't know
What went wrong
But I'm
Lonesome tonight