I can see the neon lights far below me
But the way I feel tonight, nobody knows
But I've kept one image in my mind
To keep my heart aglow
I see a face and a little place
Where I was happy long ago
Just a cabin in the cotton
Where the roof leaked when it rained
Just a cabin in the cotton
The cotton never did do well
But we were happy just the same
And there was laughter and more love inside
Than this old town could hold
I wouldn't trade my boyhood memories
For all a rich man's gold
After five, the gay nightlife
Always takes over
And soon my high-toned friends
Will be outside
There'll be this girl
All wrapped in fur
Always gay and on the go
But it always makes me lonely
For Mama's calico
And the cabin in the cotton
Where true love lived on and on
Where Mama prayed, Lord, love my child
When he's old enough
To roam
She must have known
I'd try my wings
In this place
Where no one cares
There's no cabin
There's no cotton
But my memories are there