"Georgia Man" genre: Folk Rock
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	If Hank Williams Jr. ever joined The Eagles or Poco, maybe he would've sounded like this?
	MP3.com CD: Southwestern Splendor - buy it! CD: Southwestern Splendor Credits: Music/lyrics/vocals/instruments by John Fausett
	Story Behind the Song Some friends of ours back in Phoenix eventually returned to the Atlanta area, and were the inspiration behind changing the words to this 1980 song. Originally it was called "I'm A Mountain Man", describing my difficulty in adjusting to El Paso after 7 years near beautiful forested mountains (Salt Lake City). But the new scenario is better. The words describe the wife's feelings (Georgia MAN? "Woman" does not rhyme with "land") while the music is better suited to the hubbie. Lyrics GEORGIA MAN ©1980/1997/2001 by John G. Fausett Good-bye shifting sand Falling through my hand I'm a Georgia man going home to my land I'll trade your cactus spines For the southern pines Swap your barren skies for lazy fireflies Though the desert dust Has settled upon my heart I will always be a Georgia man There's little I can embrace In this desolate place My mind just can't erase My dear Atlanta's face I feel a tugging within To be among my kin I've tried so hard to blend But my frustration won't end Though the desert dust Has settled upon my heart I will always be a Georgia man I'll miss your sunsets And your jagged silhouettes But there's no prickly pear In my family tree ---- I'm a Georgia man Desert, please understand I'm impressed with your land But for Dixie I yearn and I need to return Though the desert dust Has settled upon my heart I will always be a Georgia man I will always be a Georgia man (I need a greener location) I will always be a Georgia man (And more precipitation) I will always be a Georgia man

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