[Verse 1] I left before the kettle sang With bread in my coat And the moon still caught On the edge of the road The fields wore gold Like an old, thin ring And every mile Kept an old name [Pre-Chorus] Then the west went low And the sky turned slow I could almost see That familiar gate [Chorus] I'm on my way back home I'm on my way back home Past the fence and the stone I'm on my way back home [Verse 2] A dog on a chain Gave one tired bark A screen door banged In the falling dark I passed the bend Where the creek runs cold And my heart grew light With the weight I know [Pre-Chorus] Then the west went low And the sky turned slow I could almost hear Your hello at the gate [Chorus] I'm on my way back home I'm on my way back home Past the fence and the stone I'm on my way back home [Bridge] I carried my doubt Like a sack of grain Now I let it spill In the dust and rain If you ask me why I came this way It was just to find My own front step again [Chorus] I'm on my way back home I'm on my way back home Past the fence and the stone I'm on my way back home