Well I left this town said I'd never come back  Took me a ride on a one-way track  I was on my way big city bound  Where the money flows in the neon nights  With the diamond girls and Cadillac lights  There I was paradise found  But all that glitters sure ain't gold  Man that city can sure get cold and lonely  I've been across this land and back again  I've been more places than the blowing wind  One thing I learned never say never again  I spent more time lost than I did found  Now I'm headed back to my home town  With a lesson learned never say never again  [ fiddle ]  Well I tasted love but I never could stay  Guess I broke some hearts along the way  I had it all wrong thinking it's all right  Then a pretty little girl with innocent eyes  She stole away with this heart of mine  She left me crying in the night  You gotta taste the bitter with the sweet  I'm telling you man that crow's tough meat to chew  I've been across this land and back again  I've been more places than the blowing wind  One thing I learned never say never again  When love gives me another chance to play  I'll be ready to give my heart away  With a lesson learned never say never again  [ guitar ]  I've been more places than the blowing wind  One thing I learned never say never again  I lost some battles and some I've won  Been a jack of all trades but I mastered one  The thing I learned never say never again  Yeah the lesson learned never say never again  Now I know never say never again