When I Go Away by Levon Helm Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Early in the morning
A-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

[Hook]
And then the sun's gonna shine
Through the shadows
When I go away

[Verse 2]
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
[Hook]
And I'll be bound for glory
In the morning
When I go away

[Bridge]
I'll be lifted up to the clouds
On the wings of an angel
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

[Hook]
But then the sun's gonna shine
Through the shadows
When I go away

[Breakdown]
(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
[Hook]
And I'll be bound for glory
In the morning
When I go away

[Verse 3]
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)

[Hook]
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

[Breakdown]
(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
[Hook]
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

[Outro]
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