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We moved to town on a Monday The house was empty and so were we; We ordered pizza from a man on the phone. This town ain’t bad, but it ain’t home. I took my daughter to a brand new school, New faces, new rules; on the playground, She was all alone. This town ain’t bad, but it sure ain’t home. And the wind will blow Catch the dreams we sow Steal us far away... Far away from home. Don’t know the names of the streets I drive Can’t find my house, don’t know why Some people want to be a rollin’ stone. No, this town ain’t so bad, but it sure ain’t home. (instrumental verse and chorus) We wake up between strange walls, We get up and we pace the halls, Try to remember why we ever set out to roam, Pray the good Lord’s gonna bring us home... We pray the good Lord’s gonna bring us on back home. And the wind will blow Catch the dreams we sow Steal us far away... Steal us on back home. And the wind will blow And catch the dreams we sow Steal us far away Go on, steal us on back home.

Source: ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 79–80; ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 148–149; ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 248–249; Simpson_lyric_sheets.pdf · pp. 27; Mostly Keepers (1).doc

Albums & listening

Live, remastered, and alternate arrangements may differ from the supplied lyrics.

Recording details (5)
Circuitous & Before the Great Divide (Remasters) · Home (Remastered) [feat. Sheryl Simpson]Listen on Apple Music
Being Human (The Songs) · Home (feat. Sheryl Simpson)Listen on Apple Music
Four Restored · Home (Restored)Listen on Apple Music
Nothing Knew · HomeListen on Apple Music
Live in the Black Hills · Home (Live)Listen on Apple Music

Song story & origins

From the Being Human journal

After a series of moves that took me and my family across many states, several times, and left us feeling dislocated and disoriented… I wrote Home. Sometimes I have wondered why any old place can’t just feel like home. Maybe any old place can… but that hasn’t been my experience. Maybe it’s me, but I do tend to know I’m home when I am… and know when I’m not.

Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 19

Being Human · The Songs

Reflection & journaling

Theme: Home

Choose a question or word or line(s) from the lyrics to guide your meditation or journaling as you listen.

  1. What is home to me?
  2. What makes a place feel like home?
  3. Do I have more than one home?
  4. How does that happen?
  5. What am I willing to sacrifice in order to be somewhere that feels like home?
  6. What things are so important to me that I’ll sacrifice being “home” to possess them?

Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 19

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