[Verse 1] I left with a coat too thin And a name I could barely keep The bus shook hard through the rain While the town sank under me My father’s ring in my pocket My mother’s note in my hand Said, “Boy, when the road goes cruel Remember who you are” [Pre-Chorus] I learned my share of hard miles I learned to swallow pride But every map I carried Led me back to that sky [Chorus] I’m coming home I’m coming home With the dust on my boots And the ache in my bones I’m coming home I’m coming home I was lost for a while Now I know where I belong (coming home) [Verse 2] I slept in a room by the quarry Where the windows trembled at night Worked my hands till they split open Just to keep a fire alive I saw my face in the mirror More weather than boy by then But each scar told a small story Of the road and where I’d been [Pre-Chorus] And every dawn got lighter Every fear let go I kept one thing inside me Like a ember under snow [Chorus] I’m coming home I’m coming home With the dust on my boots And the ache in my bones I’m coming home I’m coming home I was lost for a while Now I know where I belong (coming home) [Bridge] I crossed that river at sunset Water brown as old wood Saw the porch light in the distance Like I always knew it would There was my sister on the doorstep There was my dog at the gate There was a laugh in the kitchen Saying, “Boy, you’re not too late” [Final Chorus] I’m coming home I’m coming home Lay your burden down Let the long road go I’m coming home I’m coming home I was lost for a while Now I know where I belong (coming home)