Almost Home
Finding Home Amidst Memories: Almost Home by Lazy Afternoon
Lyrics
After all these years of warfare it is great to see my town
Expressing joy and relief at returning to the hometown after experiencing years of conflict.
Walking down the boulevard that I once have called my own
Reflecting on walking along the familiar boulevard that was once considered personal territory.
And I see the children play the same way I once did
Observing children playing in a way that triggers memories of the speaker's own childhood.
Gives me a flashback of the time when I was a kid
Experiencing a flashback to the speaker's own childhood, evoking nostalgia.
Wonder who is still around of the friends I left behind
Wondering about the current status of friends left behind and contemplating their changes.
Are they all the same, and if not, what have they become?
Questioning whether old friends are the same and pondering their life journeys.
On Friday evenings do they gather for the bear
Recalling Friday evenings spent together, particularly the shared enjoyment of a drink ("bear").
Like we once did before I had to leave for to face the fear
Remembering the past camaraderie before the speaker had to leave to confront fear.
God it's good to be back here
Expressing happiness at being back in the hometown.
Let my anguish disappear forever.
Wishing for the end of personal suffering and anguish.
I ain't never going to leave this place again
Deciding not to leave the hometown again, indicating a sense of belonging.
Here is where my story ends
Declaring that the hometown is where the speaker's life story concludes.
I'm staying, praying, feeling now I'm home
Expressing commitment to staying, praying, and feeling at home.
In another time and place that man could have been my friend
Reflecting on the consequences of an action - regretting a past act of violence.
But I shot him down , now I know I will never kill again
Admitting to shooting someone and vowing never to kill again.
I see his face before me whenever I close my eyes
Visualizing the face of the person shot, haunting the speaker's thoughts.
I'm so confused. I don't know: was it wrong or was it right
Expressing confusion and moral uncertainty about the rightness or wrongness of the action.
God it's good to be back here
Reiterating the joy of being back in the hometown and the desire for anguish to vanish.
Let my anguish disappear forever.
Expressing a wish for permanent relief from personal suffering and torment.
I ain't never going to leave this place again
Declaring an unwavering commitment to staying in the hometown.
Here is where my story ends
Affirming that the hometown is the final chapter of the speaker's life story.
I'm staying, praying, feeling now I'm home
Reaffirming commitment to staying, praying, and feeling at home.
Please my Lord forgive me now for the bad things I have done
Seeking forgiveness for past wrongs and a plea for inner peace.
Help me find the way to get some peace inside my mind
Pleading for guidance to find a path towards inner peace.
God it's good to be back here
Reiterating the joy of being back in the hometown and the desire for anguish to vanish.
Let my anguish disappear forever.
Expressing a wish for permanent relief from personal suffering and torment.
I ain't never going to leave this place again
Declaring an unwavering commitment to staying in the hometown.
Here is where my story ends
Affirming that the hometown is the final chapter of the speaker's life story.
I'm staying, praying,
Continuing the commitment to staying and praying, leaving the feeling unfinished.
God it's good to be back here
Reiterating the joy of being back in the hometown and the desire for anguish to vanish.
Let my anguish disappear forever.
Expressing a wish for permanent relief from personal suffering and torment.
I ain't never going to leave this place again
Declaring an unwavering commitment to staying in the hometown.
Here is where my story ends
Affirming that the hometown is the final chapter of the speaker's life story.
I'm staying, praying, feeling now I'm home
Reaffirming commitment to staying, praying, and feeling at home.
Yes, I'm feeling: now I'm home
Expressing the feeling of being at home in the hometown.
Lord I'm feeling: Now I'm home
Acknowledging and emphasizing the sense of feeling at home.
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