[Verse 1] I left with a paper bag And a train ticket in my coat Mama waved from the screen door As the wheat bent in the smoke I wore the road like a promise And the dust like an old friend But every mile kept pulling To the porch where I began [Pre-Chorus] Now the map is folded And the sky knows my name I can taste that river Running under the rain [Chorus] Take me back home Take me back home Where the cold creek turns And the supper pot rolls Take me back home Take me back home (Back to Juniper) Where my heart was whole [Verse 2] I crossed through the county fairgrounds Saw the Ferris wheel asleep Old men by the feed store Spinning time between their teeth A dog ran through the clover And a kid let out a cheer I laughed like I was learning How to disappear [Pre-Chorus] Now the porch light’s shining Like a coin in the dark And I can hear that front gate Singing in my heart [Chorus] Take me back home Take me back home Where the cold creek turns And the supper pot rolls Take me back home Take me back home (Back to Juniper) Where my heart was whole [Bridge] I don’t need a grand horizon I don’t need a stranger’s throne I just need your laughing voices And the gravel of that road Let the miles fall behind me Let the restless carry on I was never made for wandering I was made to come back home [Final Chorus] Take me back home Take me back home Where the cold creek turns And the supper pot rolls Take me back home Take me back home (Back to Juniper) Where my heart was whole Take me back home Take me back home (Back to Juniper) I’m finally home