home again

it was a beautiful scene in a dangerous dream
you come in from the rain
you come in from the rain, your shirt is soaked thru

there’s mud on your face, and you’re too thin to stand
you come into my arms
your thin little arms used to snap me in two

and my family’s all there, so we all say hello
but your family’s nowhere
your family’s nowhere, you left them down the road

cuz you walked seven miles from the highway motel
and your dad gave you hell
he tried to yell, but it was all in code

don’t go home again, you can wear my clothes
stay here for a while
stay here for a while, don’t ever go home.

© 2001 c holford

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