[Verse 1] I left at first light With a bread tin and a coat The road was all gravel And my knees knew the note Past the split-rail fence Past the red clay creek I kept your porch in my pocket Like a secret I could keep [Pre-Chorus] And the miles kept singing Keep going, keep going But my boots were turning Toward the house I was owing [Chorus] I’m coming home, coming home (Better open that gate) I’m coming home, coming home (The night can’t make me late) I’ve got mud on my boots And your name in my throat I’m coming home, coming home (All the way, all the way home) [Verse 2] Bought a coffee in town From a man with a scarred-up hand He said, “You look like somebody Chasing back where they began” I laughed and I nodded Like he’d read my soul Then I saw the white church steeple And my heart lost control [Pre-Chorus] Wind hit the fields Like a hand on my shoulder Every bend in the road Made your front door bolder [Chorus] I’m coming home, coming home (Better open that gate) I’m coming home, coming home (The night can’t make me late) I’ve got mud on my boots And your name in my throat I’m coming home, coming home (All the way, all the way home) [Bridge] If the river runs high I’ll wade through the cold If the dark wants a bargain It won’t take my soul I can hear that screen door I can smell that pine One more hill, one more mile Then I’m yours and you’re mine [Chorus] I’m coming home, coming home (Better open that gate) I’m coming home, coming home (The night can’t make me late) I’ve got mud on my boots And your name in my throat I’m coming home, coming home (All the way, all the way home)