Comin' Home

The speaker feels in control of their journey.

They are overwhelmed by a longing for home.

The speaker is traveling through cornfields.

Passing by pastures where cattle are grazing.

Refers to weathered, aged straws or structures.

These structures line both sides of the road.

There's a large sign indicating Compson is 20 miles away.

Reiterates the anticipation of returning home.

Repeated expression of the speaker's imminent return.

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

Describing the natural surroundings of home: dense oak trees and slow-flowing creeks.

And the creeks flow free and slow

Repetition emphasizing the desire to return home.

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

The main purpose of returning home is to see their true love.

Expressing specific things missed about home: summers, friends, homemade sarsaparilla, a cold beer after work, and music at the honky tonk.

With my buddies at the lake

And the taste of sarsaparilla

At home self made

I miss a cold cold beer

After a hard day of work

And listening to the old time tunes

Sitting at honky tonk

Reiterating the speaker's strong desire to return to the familiar environment of dense oaks and slow creeks to reunite with their true love.

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

Where the oaks grow dense and strong

And the creeks flow free and slow

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

I´m coming to see my true love

Describing the honest labor and produce from working in the fields, expressing eagerness to return.

A big Deere covered in dust

Out in the family´s plot

There´s labor until dusk

Cornmeal, fresh chicken eggs

Tomatoes backyard grown

I´m coming folks I´m coming

Finally I´m coming home

Continued emphasis on the desire to return home, the natural beauty, and the reunion with their true love.

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

Where the oaks grow dense and strong

And the creeks flow free and slow

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

I´m coming to see my true love

Repeated expression of the imminent return and the longing to be back with their true love in their familiar surroundings.

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

Where the oaks grow dense and strong

And the creeks flow free and slow

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

I´m coming to see my true love!

Repeated anticipation and eagerness to return home and reunite with their true love.

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

Where the oaks grow dense and strong

And the creeks flow free and slow

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

I´m coming home (I´m coming home)

I´m coming to see my true love

I´m coming to see my true love

A confirmation of the intent to return and see their true love.