Northern Girl

Why are the rain clouds comin'
 And pourin down on me?
 And why can't the north wind turn
 And blow the other way?
 And where has the sunshine gone?
 For I can barely see
 This northern rain is falling
 And home is calling me
 And the sun in the southern sky
 Is all I need to see
 Just watching a small bird fly
 Above the fields and me
 Walking a dusty road
 When there's nothin' around the bend
 Except those golden tolls
 Of goin' home again
 Going home
 Going home
 A muddy old river flowed
 Beneath the fallen tree
 And a sunflower garden growed
 Twice as tall as me
 My sister and father hear me
 What I learned today
 I ain't northern girl
 I've been too long away
 Going home
 Going home
 And on a starry old summer evening
 Home ain't warm and sweet
 I hit the road believing I was bound to leave
 And it took a New England sky
 To teach me how to say
 I ain't no northern girl
 I've been too long away
 This ain't no northern song
 And I've been too long away
 This ain't no northern song
 And I've been too long away