Ridin' in planes and hailin' cabs
Been on the road so long
Lookin' for the sunshine every day
That I been missin' so long
It's just two blocks over, one street across
Uptown, around and down
But there musta been somethin' just hidin' out somewhere
Someplace I ain't found

Annie, orphan Annie
Are your Nashville nights still warm?
Somewhere to the west of town
Well, it's comin' up a storm
Are your rivers dark and muddy
Where the green swamp willows grow?
Nine more days and I'll be home
Lord, back in off the road

Pickin' and grinnin', and playin' their games
Listen to what I say
I wish I were down in Nashville town
About Fifth and Broadway
Where the Cumberland rows, the soft wind blows
And home, it ain't far away
But here I sit in New York City
Just hangin' out everyday

Annie, orphan Annie
Are your Nashville nights still warm?
Somewhere to the west of town
It's comin' up a storm
Are your rivers dark and muddy
Where the green swamp willows grow?
Nine more days and I'll be home
Lord, back in off the road

Annie, orphan Annie
Are your Nashville nights still warm?
Somewhere to the west of town
It's comin' up a storm
Are your rivers dark and muddy
Where the green swamp willows grow?
Nine more days and I'll be home
Lord, back in off the road
Nine more days and I'll be home, ooh
Lord, back in off the road

Copyright: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Writer(s): Norman Blake