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Why Am I Leaving My Home Again? (by Scotty Dunbar)

from Tangle of Souls by Scott Cook

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A theme for vagabonds (and instant campfire classic) by a Canadian legend, Scotty Dunbar.

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Why am I leaving my home again?
Why am I leaving my best good friends?
Why am I leaving my home again?
Somebody please make me wanna stay

Here comes that old feeling again
Old travelin’ bone trumps everything
Just like Ol’ 55, I got tears in my eyes
I wanna see those highway pearls tonight

Why am I leaving my home again?
Why am I leaving my best good friends?
Why am I leaving my home again?
Somebody please make me wanna stay

I guess I got friends in lower places
And I can’t stand not to see their faces
My stay-put roots ain’t real strong, I got good boots and better songs
Come help me now, fellow vagabonds

Why am I leaving my home again?
Why am I leaving my best good friends?
Why am I leaving my home again?
Somebody please make me wanna stay

Somebody (somebody!), somebody (somebody!)
Somebody please, make me wanna stay
Somebody (somebody!), somebody (somebody!)
Somebody please, make me wanna stay

Nobody (nobody!), nobody (nobody!)
Nobody’s gonna make me wanna stay
Nobody (nobody!), nobody (nobody!)
Nobody’s gonna make me wanna stay

Why am I leaving my home again?
Why am I leaving my best good friends?
Why am I leaving my home again?
Somebody please make me wanna stay

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from Tangle of Souls, released August 7, 2020
Liz Frencham - upright bass, harmony vocals
Bramwell Park - mandolin, harmony vocals
Adam Iredale-Gray - fiddle
Kat Mear - harmony vocals
Scott Cook - vocals, guitar

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Scott Cook Edmonton, Alberta

Canada's prairie balladeer Scott Cook has managed to distil the stories collected over years of near-incessant touring across Canada, the USA, Europe, Asia, and Australia into straight-talking, keenly observant verse. All the hard miles notwithstanding, he still believes that songs can change your life, and your life can change the world. ... more

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