When I Go Away Lyrics - Electric Dirt - Levon Helm

Early in the morning 

When the church bells toll 

The choir's gonna sing 

And the hearse will roll 

On down to the graveyard 

Where it's cold and gray 

And then the sun's gonna shine 

Through the shadows 

When I go away 

Don't want no sorrow 

For this old orphan boy 

I don't want no crying 

Only tears of joy 

I'm gonna see my mother 

Gonna see my father 

And I'll be bound for glory 

In the morning 

When I go away 

I'll be lifted up to the clouds 

On the wings of angels 

There's only flesh and bones 

In the ground 

Where my troubles will stay 

See that storm over yonder 

It's gonna rain all day 

But then the sun's gonna shine 

Through the shadows 

When I go away 

(I'm going home - Lift me up) 

When I go away 

(No more trouble - I'm going home) 

(Lift me up - When I go away) 

No more crying 

(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) 

No more trials 

(I'm going home) 

Home to leave my worries in the ground 

(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) 

No more troubles 

(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) 

No more crying 

(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) 

No more trials 

(I'm going home) 

Home to leave my worries in the graveyard 

Home to leave my troubles in the graveyard 

Home to leave my trials 

And I'll be bound for glory 

In the morning 

When I go away 

All my kin who love me 

All my friends who care 

Look beyond the dark clouds 

We're gonna meet up there 

When they lay me in the cold ground 

Bow your heads and pray 

(Bow your heads and pray) 

And I'll be bound for glory 

In the morning 

When I go away 

And then the sun's gonna shine 

Through the shadows 

When I go away 

(I'm going home - Lift me up) 

When I go away 

(No more trouble - I'm going home) 

(Lift me up - When I go away) 

No more crying 

(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) 

No more trials 

(I'm going home) 

Home to leave my worries in the graveyard 

(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) 

No more troubles 

(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) 

No more crying 

(I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) 

No more trials 

(I'm going home) 

Home to leave my worries in the graveyard 

Home to leave my troubles in the graveyard 

Home to leave my trials 

And I'll be bound for glory 

In the morning 

When I go away 

And then the sun's gonna shine 

Through the shadows 

When I go away 

Ah, when I go away 

When I go away 

(When I go away) 

When I go away 

(When I go away) 

When I go away