He came from the lowlands
A farm in Tennessee that took the stand
A baby too small to want much more
To the west hills he was taken for to grow

His mother a mystery
Too wraped up in her theories to attend
His father wants so bad the simple life
And neither took the time to raise him right

Oh, he's gone back
He's looking for a girl to ease his mind
But I'm bettin' my last dime he won't return
For a long, long time
'Cause he's looking for a different kind

Now, back to Tennessee
Summers fill where this road he's walkin' started
The people there still lived off washed-up dreams
And we watched the fires burn down last year's fields

Oh, he's gone back
He's lookin' for a girl to ease his mind
But I'm bettin' my last dime he won't return
For a long, long time
'Cause he's looking for a different kind

Now cynical and jaded
The Pacific coasters hold his head and heart
A man who fares his own way with his pride
But the proud ways leave an empty place inside

Oh, he's gone back
He's lookin' for a girl to ease his mind
But I'm bettin' my last dime he won't return
For a long, long time
'Cause he's looking for a different kind

Yeah, he's out to find a different kind