Take Me Home Country Roads
Toots & The Maytals Lyrics

Almost heaven, West Jamaica
West Jamaica is so beautiful that it could be mistaken for a paradise, a heaven-like place

True ridge mountains
The mountains in West Jamaica are authentic and real, not fake or artificial

Shining Minko River
The Minko River in West Jamaica has a bright and radiant appearance

All my friends there
The artist has a strong sense of community in West Jamaica and is surrounded by close friends

Older than those ridge
The artist's friends have been there longer than the mountains have existed

Younger than the mountains
Despite having lived there for a shorter time, the singer's friends have a connection to the land that surpasses the age of the mountains

Blowin' like a breeze
The wind in West Jamaica is gentle and refreshing, like a soft breeze

Country roads take me home
The artist feels a deep sense of belonging in West Jamaica and the country roads serve as a path back to that feeling

To the place I belong
The artist's true home is in West Jamaica, where they feel most at ease

West Jamaica, my ol' momma
West Jamaica is like a nurturing parent to the artist, providing comfort and safety

I heard her voice
The singer's perception of West Jamaica is personified as a woman with a soothing voice

In the mornin' hour she calls me
The artist feels a strong connection to West Jamaica in the morning, as if it is calling out to them

Said son you remind me of my home far away
West Jamaica and the singer share a similar sense of longing for their respective homes

And drivin' down the road I feel a sickness, I sure did
The singer feels homesick when they are traveling away from West Jamaica

Oh yesterday, yesterday
The nostalgia for West Jamaica is so strong that the singer feels as though they are reliving their memories

All my memories, oh, gathered 'round her
The artist's memories are intimately tied to West Jamaica and surround the place in a comforting way

My old lady stranger to blue water
The artist grew up in a place that was not familiar with the ocean (blue water)

Dark and dusty painted on the sky
The sky in West Jamaica has a dark and dusty appearance, as if it has been painted a certain way

Misty taste of moonshine
The air in West Jamaica has a taste of moonshine, a fermented alcohol commonly produced in rural areas

Tears gone from my eyes
Returning to West Jamaica has made the artist feel complete and happy, and the longing and sadness they felt before have faded away

Won't you take me go home country roads
The artist is asking West Jamaica to take them back to the place they belong, through those comforting country roads