Coming Home
Seeking Home: A Journey of Longing
Lyrics
I wonder where my friend has gone
I'm uncertain about the whereabouts of my friend.
I wonder where it all went wrong
I'm reflecting on where things went wrong.
Was there something that I should have known?
Questioning if there was something I should have known.
I looked for him in Amsterdam
I searched for him in Amsterdam.
I cried for him in Birmingham
I grieved for him in Birmingham.
Wondered if he's ever coming home
I contemplate if he will ever return home.
Coming home, coming home
Expressing a desire for the friend to come home; emphasizing it would be better if he returned.
Standing underneath the sky
-With nothing of my own
-I'm here picking flowers
-But all my seeds are left unsown
-Better off if he was coming home
-Better off if he was coming home
-Had a man, tall and fine
Reference to a past relationship with a tall and fine man.
I left him by an old road sign
Left him near a road sign, suggesting a departure from the relationship.
Told him I was off to Mexico
Indicating a journey to Mexico without the man.
With my feet on the track
Reflecting on the journey with uncertainty about returning home.
And your shadow on my back
-Wandered if I'm ever coming home
-Coming home, coming home
Reiteration of the desire for the friend to come home and the belief that it would be better.
Standing underneath the sky
-With nothing of my own
-I'm here picking flowers
-But all my seeds are left unsown
-Better off if he was coming home
-Better off if he was coming home
-Coming home, coming home
Continued expression of longing for the friend to come home and the perceived improvement if he did.
Standing underneath the sky
-With nothing of my own
-I'm here picking flowers
-But all my seeds are left unsown
-Better off if he was coming home
-Better off if he was coming home
-Better off if he was coming home
Emphasizing the idea that things would be better if the friend returned home.
Better off if he was coming home
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