Across the seaBy the Tennessee skylineThey told meI’d find my hopes and my dreamsBut I long to be in the bed of my true loveBack where I came fromShe’s waiting for meSo I’ll make my wayThrough long, winding country roadsBut my heart still beatsFor my home and my English roseI told my dadOn the phone, « It’s amazing »From the straight to the crazyThese places I’ve seenBut I long to beIn the arms of my true loveLike he loves my motherHe understands meI spend my days just traveling and playing showsBut my heart still beatsFor my home and my English roseI met a manIn a bar down in MemphisHe told me he went there to follow his dreamsAnd he told me, « son, you know I lost my true loveFor the same exact reason that you crossed the sea »And I found truth in people I barely knowBut my heart still beatsFor my home and my English roseMy heart still beatsFor my home and my English roseMy heart still beatsFor my home and my English rose