I Must Be Going Home Lyrics

I Must Be Going Home lyrics

I Must Be Going Home
by Bill Staines
All the city lights, they burn
outside our window
With the fleeing of an autumn afternoon;
I'll shed
a tear if I look down upon our river
Feeling close and knowing I'll be
going soon.
     I grew lonesome on the road
     Until I met you
here that night
     We talked and drank some wine
     And I was
blinded in your light,
     But there's a lady in Montana
     And I
love her, so I must be going home
I should have kept on going when I had
the mind to;
I should have left you here so many times before.
Now
your eyes reflect a face that's quite unknowing
If this pain inside is
worth the open door.
   But the highway's ringing clear,
   And the
morning sun is low
   Blue November winds are blowing,
   I must
leave before the snow
   Cause there's a lady in Montana
   And I
love her, so I must be going home.
There were many times I wanted to
forget her
In the early morning hours here with you,
But my heart, it
lies among the Rocky Mountains
With a lady there who's always been so
true.
   I could hold you here forever,
   I could try and find a
way
   We could spend our time together,
   But it's morning, and I
pray
   That there's a lady in Montana
   And I love her, so I must
be going home.