Ridin' On The Cotton Belt

<p>[Intro]<br/>I recently went to a big homecomin&#x27; celebration<br/>In Cleveland County Arkansas where I was born<br/>Whole family went down and there was a great day for us<br/>I felt like this day was special especially for my mother and my daddy<br/>Though it was daddy&#x27;s and mama&#x27;s homecomin&#x27;<br/>And I was so proud of &#x27;em ridin&#x27; that carriage<br/>Down the Main Street of Rison Arkansas<br/>Sometimes the songs I write sound like talkin&#x27; about myself<br/>But actually in some of these songs<br/>Especially this one I&#x27;m writin&#x27; about my daddy<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>Ridin&#x27; on the Cotton Belt Cleveland County&#x27;s where I long to be<br/>I got onto Brinkley and every mile I make is a memory<br/>This boxcar&#x27;s cold and windy and the dust goes around in circles in the air<br/>But my hard times are behind me and I&#x27;m returnin&#x27; home so I don&#x27;t care<br/>And I&#x27;m ridin&#x27; on the Cotton Belt railroad line<br/>In the pitchin&#x27; rolling rhythm and the noise<br/>Railroad men are friends of mine and I&#x27;m ridin&#x27; on the Cotton Belt boys<br/>[Verse 1]<br/>Ridin&#x27; on the Cotton Belt across that little river called Saline<br/>That&#x27;s where I went fishin&#x27; and I hunted in her bottoms as a teen<br/>Now just ahead&#x27;s a farmhouse and in the kitchen window there&#x27;s a light<br/>And I&#x27;ve just got fourteen dollars but I&#x27;m taking it myself home tonight<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>And I&#x27;m ridin&#x27; on the Cotton Belt Cleveland County&#x27;s where I long to be<br/>I got onto Brinkley and every mile I make is a memory<br/>This boxcar&#x27;s cold and windy and the dust goes around in circles in the air<br/>But my hard times are behind me and I&#x27;m returnin&#x27; home so I don&#x27;t care<br/>And I&#x27;m ridin&#x27; on the Cotton Belt railroad line<br/>In the pitchin&#x27; rolling rhythm and the noise<br/>Railroad men are friends of mine and I&#x27;m ridin&#x27; on the Cotton Belt boys<br/><br/>[Verse 2]<br/>Jumpin&#x27; off the Cotton Belt ain&#x27;t easy when she&#x27;s going forty per<br/>But I see my wife standin&#x27; there hoping that I&#x27;m coming home to her<br/>I got a few new cuts and bruises but this old working hobo&#x27;s made a home<br/>So long to your Cotton Belt thank you for the ride keep rolling on<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>I&#x27;m ridin&#x27; on the Cotton Belt Cleveland County&#x27;s where I long to be<br/>I got onto Brinkley and every mile I make is a memory<br/>This boxcar&#x27;s cold and windy and the dust goes around in circles in the air<br/>But my hard times are behind me and I&#x27;m returnin&#x27; home so I don&#x27;t care<br/>And I&#x27;m ridin&#x27; on the Cotton Belt railroad line<br/>In the pitchin&#x27; rolling rhythm and the noise<br/>Railroad men are friends of mine and I&#x27;m ridin&#x27; on the Cotton Belt boys