Lyrics
Call me a dreamer
Describing oneself as a dreamer, embracing a personal vision or aspiration.
'Cause I call it mine
Expressing ownership or a strong connection to the dream.
Heaven, yeah, I won't care
Indifferent to the idea of heaven, implying a focus on personal dreams.
And call me crazy
Acknowledging being perceived as crazy, possibly due to unconventional dreams.
'Cause I'm homesick for it
Longing for a place one has never been, possibly alluding to a spiritual home.
Yet I have never been there
Contradiction between the desire for a place and never having experienced it.
Call me a stranger
Accepting the label of a stranger, feeling out of place.
'Cause that's all I am, I know I don't belong
Acknowledging a lack of belonging and acceptance of being different.
Call me anything but when He calls me
Requesting not to be labeled except when called by a higher power.
Call me gone
Embracing a spiritual transformation, signified by the phrase "Call me gone."
Call me gone, I'll be leavin'
Reiteration of the willingness to leave behind the current state.
Call me gone, you'll be grievin'
Anticipating sorrow for those left behind after the departure.
If you're left here without Jesus to call on
Highlighting the importance of having Jesus in life for support.
Call me gone, no more heartache
Expecting relief from emotional pain after leaving.
Call me gone, and all that it takes
Stating that leaving only requires hearing the call of Jesus.
Is for me to hear Him call and then call me gone
Linking the departure to a divine calling.
You know, I've been called an awful lot of things in my lifetime
Reflecting on being labeled negatively in the past.
And, well, just to be honest with you, smart wasn't often one of them
Humorous acknowledgment of not being perceived as smart.
But thank God I was smart enough one day to call Jesus Christ
Expressing gratitude for making a smart decision to follow Jesus.
The Lord of my life
Declaring Jesus as the Lord and committing to a life with Him.
And I called it quits to a whole lot of sinnin'
Rejecting a past life of sin in favor of a commitment to Jesus.
Now it's because of that commitment that a lot of people laugh at me
Awareness of being ridiculed for the commitment but remaining steadfast.
And, well, they call me foolish
Acceptance of being called foolish by others.
Ah, but let 'em go ahead and let 'em laugh
Encouraging others to laugh, unaffected by their opinions.
'Cause that don't bother me at all, because even a fool can see
Asserting that even a fool can recognize the world's troubled state.
By the shape she's in that this ol' world's just about to fall
Commenting on the deteriorating condition of the world.
But just as long as I let Jesus call the shots
Confidence in the protection provided by letting Jesus guide life.
Well, I don't have anything to fear
Assurance that following Jesus eliminates fear.
And when that role is called up yonder
Reference to a future event, possibly a biblical reference to judgment.
Don't you call on me then, 'cause I ain't gon' be here
Declining any calls when the judgment day comes, indicating departure.
You can call me gone, I'll be leavin'
Reiteration of the willingness to leave, echoing earlier sentiments.
Call me gone, you'll be grievin'
Anticipating grief for those left behind.
If you're left here without Jesus to call on
Reiterating the importance of having Jesus for support after departure.
And call me gone, no more heartache
Emphasizing the end of emotional pain after leaving.
Call me gone, and all that it takes
Stating that leaving only requires hearing the call of Jesus, a repeated theme.
Is for me to hear Him call me and call me gone
Linking the departure again to a divine calling, echoing earlier sentiments.
Yeah, when Jesus calls for me, just call me gone
Affirming that when Jesus calls, the singer is ready to leave.
Gone
Final declaration of being "gone" when called by Jesus.
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