[Verse 1] I left with a duffel and a dime-store map Dust on my cuffs, and a crack in my cap Mama said, “Boy, don’t wait too long” So I kissed the screen door, and I sang along The bus broke down by a bait shop sign I met a card shark with a silver line He traded me oranges for a song Said, “Every long road folds itself back home” [Pre-Chorus] And the fields got wide The moon got low I could smell that rain Way before it showed [Chorus] I’m coming home I’m coming home Swing that gate wide Let the whole yard know I’m coming home I’m coming home Pull me close now I’ve been gone too long (too long) [Verse 2] At the county line, the pie truck stopped Three old men clapped when the engine popped One girl danced in her work boots clean With a red bandanna and a grin like spring We passed a jug band by the feed store door They raised their cups and they asked for more I laughed so hard I forgot the ache That road was a party I could not escape [Pre-Chorus] And the crows flew up From the split-rail fence Like they knew my name And what it meant [Chorus] I’m coming home I’m coming home Swing that gate wide Let the whole yard know I’m coming home I’m coming home Pull me close now I’ve been gone too long (too long) [Bridge] There was your light in the kitchen pane A pot on the stove and the fall of rain I heard my brothers on the gravel drive Like a drumline bringing me back alive So I ran that hill with my sleeves rolled high Laughing out loud at the July sky If the world keeps spinning, let it spin I found my place where the porch begins [Chorus] I’m coming home I’m coming home Swing that gate wide Let the whole yard know I’m coming home I’m coming home Pull me close now I’ve been gone too long (too long) [Outro] Pass me that plate Pour me that sweet tea I came back full Of the road and its stories