[Verse 1] I left with a sack and a half-bent map pocket full of coins and a name to keep The road ran long through barley and dust I talked to the fence posts like they knew my house [Chorus] I’m going back home going back home The gate still leans where the wild grass grows I’m going back home going back home That porch light waits like it knows my name (home) [Verse 2] The river was low showing every stone I crossed by moonlight and I crossed alone A train passed slow with a sighing wheel I waved to the dark and I waved to you [Chorus] I’m going back home going back home The gate still leans where the wild grass grows I’m going back home going back home That porch light waits like it knows my name (home) [Bridge] If the road made me hard the road made me wise But I kept one warm place behind my eyes Now the sky burns gold and the fields go still I can hear your steps on the windowsill [Chorus] I’m going back home going back home The gate still leans where the wild grass grows I’m going back home going back home That porch light waits like it knows my name (home)