Home Before Dark Lyrics - Judy Collins

I packed up my bags 

Put in my favorite Levis 

Laid my mandolin beside the door 

Said to momma 

I won't be long 

Don't worry about me 

I'll be home before dark 

Bought a ticket to New York City 

One way out and no return 

I watched the sun go down 

Across the plains from Denver 

Lord, how the western sky can burn 

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Met a boy in the darkness 

Handsome, tall and heartless 

I loved him like an eagle loves the wind 

Till I heard him say 

I won't be long 

Don't worry about me 

I'll be home before dark 

I'll be alright 

And you'll be fine without me 

I'll be home before dark 

My daughter looks like him they say 

To me she looks like momma 

I see an eagle's shadow in her eyes 

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Last night at her birthday 

We blew the candles out together 

I wonder will she take me by surprise 

When she says momma 

I won't be long 

Don't worry about me 

I'll be home before dark 

I'll be alright 

And you'll be fine without me 

I'll be home before dark 

I'll be home before dark