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So ready to leave That I rushed my goodbyes As the latch clicked shut You were out of my mind Pretty sure you stood at the window Till I disappeared from sight I walked with the swagger of Unfounded pride In the ignorant bliss of My own charmed life I could feel the city hum There was nothing I wouldn't try The dizzying rush I can barely remember The extravagant life And performative laughter The company of friends Who all ran out on me in the end My easy life it disappeared too I tried to tread water Then i tried to resurface But I knew I was lost The sunlight glittered maddeningly Far from my grasp I woke from this nightmare With the cold hard truth That I'd taken my share And blown right through it all Far beyond what I could recoup I thought of you then I know that that's bad Even a generous heart would question the motives I had You had every right to be mad There were days when the journey was one long grind I was injured and sickened and footsore and tired In doubt I turned around And sat, with an aching heart on the ground I came so close To letting shame lay me low But at the end of the day Where else could I go You were the only one Who might care if I lived or died Wasn't sure if you'd know me But you gave me no time to explain You held me Despite the reek of my weeks old clothes And the dust of my travels My excuses unraveled And I knew What I had refused for so long That however winding my path However far I would go You were always my home You were always my home