[Verse 1] I left with a paper map And mud on my boots Past the fields of barley Past the old train route The sun was folding gold On the fence-line boards And I kept your name Like a key in my pocket [Pre-Chorus] Now the road knows my tires And the creek knows my step Every mile I crossed I was counting you next The smoke from the chimneys Pulled me like a line And I saw my front gate In the blur of the pines [Chorus] I’m on my way home (I’m on my way home) I’m on my way home Back where the porch light glows I’m on my way home (I’m on my way home) With the day in my coat And your song in my bones [Verse 2] At the bend by the river There was geese in the sky I stopped for a minute Let the whole world slide by A dog in the distance A hammer on tin And the smell of wet cedar Pulled me in again [Pre-Chorus] Now the road knows my tires And the creek knows my step Every mile I crossed I was counting you next The smoke from the chimneys Pulled me like a line And I saw my front gate In the blur of the pines [Chorus] I’m on my way home (I’m on my way home) I’m on my way home Back where the porch light glows I’m on my way home (I’m on my way home) With the day in my coat And your song in my bones [Bridge] Let the dusk settle down Let the shadows get long I was lost for a while But I carried your song If the whole world turns quiet I still know the way Through the wheat and the willow To the end of the day [Final Chorus] I’m on my way home (I’m on my way home) I’m on my way home Back where the porch light glows I’m on my way home (I’m on my way home) With the day in my coat And your song in my bones I’m on my way home (I’m on my way home) The yard in the dusk And your hands at the door