Lyrics
Woah, welcome home
Expression of joy and greeting upon the person's return.
I heard you walked here through the snow
Awareness that the person walked through the snow to arrive.
I hope that old coat kept you warm
Expressing hope that the person stayed warm in their old coat.
It must have been freezing in that storm
Recognition of the challenging and cold conditions of a storm.
You should have called here from the phone
Suggesting the person should have called using a phone.
We've all been there but we've moved on
Acknowledging shared experiences but emphasizing moving forward.
It's been so long since you've been gone
Highlighting the long duration since the person's absence.
I tried to forget and then I hear your song
Effort to forget the person, disrupted by hearing their song.
Been a while since we ran through those fields together
Recalling past moments of running through fields together.
Mushroom picking in sunny weather
Remembering shared activities like mushroom picking in good weather.
High as birds float like a feather
Describing carefree times with a simile involving birds and feathers.
We used to get in some much trouble
Reflecting on past troubles and mischief.
You took the blame my brother
Specifically recalling a situation where the person took the blame.
Always stood beside each other
Emphasizing loyalty by always standing beside each other.
Broke the hearts of both our mothers
Noting the shared responsibility for breaking their mothers' hearts.
Then one day you went away and left us all here wondering
Expressing confusion and concern about the person's departure.
Where'd you go why are you running
Pondering the reasons for the person's running away.
What'd you do it must be something
Suspecting that the person did something significant.
Do you remember all the songs
Prompting the person to remember shared songs from the past.
That we left unfinished
Referring to unfinished songs and memories.
No resolve they are diminished
Expressing a lack of resolution and diminishing of shared experiences.
Died at first never replenished
Highlighting the end of something, never to be replenished.
Woah, welcome home
Repeating the welcoming expression upon the person's return.
I heard you walked here through the snow
Reiteration of the person walking through the snow and concern for warmth.
I hope that old coat kept you warm
Repeating the hope that the old coat provided warmth.
It must have been freezing in that storm
Reiteration of the challenging and cold conditions of a storm.
You should have called here from the phone
Repeating the suggestion that the person should have called.
We've all been there but we've moved on
Reiterating the collective experience of moving on.
It's been so long since you've been gone
Reiteration of the long duration since the person's absence.
I tried to forget and then I hear your song
Reiterating the struggle to forget disrupted by hearing the person's song.
Woah, welcome home
Repeating the expression of joy and greeting upon the person's return.
Woah, welcome home
-Woah, welcome home
-Woah, welcome home
-Woah, welcome home
Final repetition of the welcoming expression, concluding the song.
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