Fall forward in the atmosphere It's a heavy load to bear I’ve been living for the longest years Now I’m running out of air Heard a rumor in foreign wind There’s a war around the bend Bet your life on your lover’s heart Now you can’t find a friend Tell your momma that you’ll come home soon Tell your brother not to cry Its a long way across a western plain ‘Neath a big country sky Where are you I am already gone Where are you I am already gone Throw your heart out on the western wind Its a hard heart to break Sell your soul out for a southern hymn It's a hard road to take Call your momma call your daddy too Tell'em I wasn’t there 'Cause I’ve been living in your atmosphere And I’m running out of air Where are you I am already gone Where are you I am already gone Where are you I am already gone