They tore down my old house baby Ain't nothin', nothin' but a patch of land They tore down my old house baby Ain't nothin', nothin' but a patch of land And you know all that's left baby Is some letters in the mailbox Lying in the sand Gotta change o' address baby Long and far away Gotta change o' address baby Long and so far away Well you know I had to leave you No matter what the cost Darlin', everything I knew and loved was lost