Russell County Gorge Lyrics

When it's time to leave my brothers,
Throw my bag onto a plane.
Promise me you will remember
That your boy won't ever change
Chorus:
I'm going out to California
To that wild and rocky shores
But my soul will ever wander
In the Russell County Gorge
So I were taught to make my studies
And I found time enough to play
But my love for where I come from
It once again called me away
Chorus:

I'm flyin' out from San Diego
On a curtain made of steel
And there is no amount of courage
Can tell your body what to feel
When the desert heat is blinding
And your marching with a gun
And the world of twisted metal
Where a soldier's work is done
(Violin solo, followed by slide guitar solo)
From the valleys of Virginia
To the California Sun
Another boy left San Diego
Another life barely begun
Chorus x2:
So when it's time to leave my brothers
Won't you throw my bag onto a plane
And promise me, you will remember
That your boy, he won't ever change...
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Lyrics submitted by Evan Crockett.