Beside the cottonfield I was born underneath the tree was my home A flock of geese flew overhead Wind from the wings fall down to me come go with us that's my way It grieves me much to see you cry I'll break a heart with my goodbye I warned you ahead of time I could never say I'm sorry but it has to be that's my way That's my way to try to find a place I've never been Before directions master me and distance is my friend I try to put a lifetime into each and every day that's my way I yearn to love but it can't be for fear of what's inside of me With the each day setting of the sun A pa**in' train stirs my soul like winds of long ago that's my way That's my way that's my way that's my way