I’m leavin’ home Mama
Don’t be afraid
You knew I’d strike out on my own Mama
On a sunny day
The gate is swingin’ I must roam

Don’t make me turn my heart to stone
My ticket’s paid my ticket’s paid

So long
Like someone said in an old song
Goodbye
I’ll spread my wings and rip the sky
Be free
See the world from the galaxy

I’m leavin’ home Mama
By some old tree
I’ll sleep out in the winter and summer
In Tennysee
I’ll look up to the stars above
Dream of the woman I will love
Passionately passionately

I’m leavin’ home Mama
I know she may
Want to strike out on her own Mama
Then she will say
The gate is swingin’ I must roam
Don’t make me turn my heart to stone
My ticket’s paid my ticket’s paid