Somewhere out there in the heart of Dixie,
I’ve got a feeling that things are fixing
To change, and there’s nothing that I can do.
We used to lay there in the fields of clover,
But now it seems that those days are over
For good, and it makes me feel so blue
When I remember Dixie and you.
When these thoughts of you and Dixie cross my mind,
How I wish that I could hold her one more time.
Now as I sit here feeling sad and lonely,
I tell myself that if I could only
Call you, and talk to Dixie on the phone.
Then I could show you that I’ve really changed
And maybe you could help me rearrange
My life, so I won’t be all alone.
Then I could join you and Dixie at home.
Now that you’re both there in the land of cotton,
I’m all alone here and I’m feeling rotten
About the way I treated both of you.
And yet, somehow there in the heart of Dixie,
I’ve got a feeling that things are fixing
To change, because I know just what to do
To be together with Dixie and you.
June 3, 1992
The link below is for a very rough demo that was recorded with a good friend named John Gonzales playing the guitar.
Demo
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