Lyrics James McMurtry

James McMurtry

Lost in the Back Yard

I said "this is the last time"

A few times ago

But once more it's happened

And that's all in the world I know

I still hear the echo

When you hung up the phone

I feel like I'm lost in the back yard

Just trying to get home.

I woke up in a strange world

I can aptly describe

It's like the streets of a town where I lived

When I was too young to drive

It all looks so familiar

But I can't find my way

I must have got lost in the back yard

When I went out to play

Don't open my eyes

To nothing like truth

Just leave it all lost in the wind

Let it hide in the blindness of youth

The facts of the matter

Most likely will always remain

And I guess I'll be lost in the back yard

Till I get home again