Back on the Ground Enable Javascript in your browser to see these lyrics. I dropped by to check on mama, for a minute I could hear her humming a tune Through the screen door in the kitchen She was puttin' the final touches on a homemade pecan pie And just like always I was, right on time A little game of guess-who And I got a hug and, "How's my baby?" I said, "You know me mama, I've been hittin' it hard and runnin' like crazy But I don't wanna bore you with that same old nothing's-new, I'd rather just pull up this chair and get caught up on you" Ain't it funny how it all comes back around I remember when I couldn't wait To get out of her hair and ditch this town I was restless and time to move on Now it's any reason to go back home That's what's it all about Yeah, I'm just slowin' down And gettin' my feet back on the ground That minute turned into an hour 'fore I knew it And I got my fill on pie and how everybody's doing I used to look for every reason in the world to hit that door And she said, "You want another cup of coffee?" And I said, "Yeah, I'll take one more" Ain't it funny how it all comes back around I remember when I couldn't wait To get out of her hair and ditch this town I was restless and