Way Back In The Mountains - Merle Haggard

How far can a man stretch a dollar?

I thought as I counted my pay

I told myself over and over

There must be some other way

No light at the end of the tunnel

The whole world is falling apart

And I need this load on my shoulder

Like I need a hole in my heart

I’m gonna move way back in the mountains

Build a cabin nobody can find

I’m gonna move way back in the mountains

I’m gonna leave this old city behind

How does a man hold a woman

When he’s standing on unsteady ground?

She’s wantin' things I can’t give her;

Things that make her world go round

I’m tradin' this microwave oven

For a cast iron pot-bellied stove

If all I can make is a livin'

Hey, I should have moved back a long time ago

I’m gonna move way back in the mountains

Build a cabin nobody can find