Leave A Light On
Homecoming Echoes: Longing, Forgiveness, and the Light Left On
Lyrics
So where are you and how's it been?
Asking about the listener's whereabouts and well-being.
How's the weather out there?
Inquiring about the weather in the listener's location.
Such a long time since you cut out
Noting the significant time since the listener departed.
Left me for anywhere
Expressing feeling abandoned as the listener left without a specific destination.
Come home, the lights are on
Inviting the listener to come home, symbolized by having the lights on.
I wait for you year after year
Expressing a long wait for the listener year after year.
Don't let the past become the reason you're not here
Warning against letting past issues prevent the listener from returning.
I hope to see the day you walking up the drive to come back inside
Expressing hope for the day the listener returns and walks up the driveway.
Did I teach you to be humble?
Pondering whether the speaker taught the listener humility.
Did I help you to grow?
Reflecting on whether the speaker contributed to the listener's personal growth.
Did I fill you with forgiveness?
Questioning if the speaker instilled forgiveness in the listener.
Was it me made you go?
Wondering if the speaker's actions caused the listener to leave.
Come home, the lights are on
Reiterating the invitation to come home with the lights on.
I wait for you year after year
Expressing the ongoing wait for the listener year after year.
Don't let the past become the reason you're not here
Emphasizing not allowing past issues to hinder the listener's return.
I hope to see the day you walking up the drive to come back inside
Expressing hope for the day the listener returns and walks up the driveway.
Must have been a lifetime you've been gone
Suggesting a prolonged absence, possibly a lifetime, of the listener.
It was hard to be so hard on you
Acknowledging the difficulty of being tough on the listener.
Looking out the window for so long
Describing the speaker's long wait, looking out the window for the listener.
Wanting you to come back into view
Expressing the desire for the listener to reappear in view.
Maybe time is telling us to heal
Suggesting that time may be a factor in the healing process.
Maybe you just needed me to feel the way you do
Speculating that the listener may have needed the speaker to understand their feelings.
Come home, the lights are on
Repeating the invitation to come home, emphasizing the lights being on.
I wait for you year after year
Expressing the enduring wait for the listener year after year.
Don't let the past become the reason you're not here
Reiterating the importance of not letting the past hinder the listener's return.
I hope to see the day you walking up the drive to come back inside
Expressing hope for the day the listener returns and walks up the driveway.
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