Come Back Home

Daddy used to tell me when he was 9 or 10 He got blown around the country like a leaf in the wind From the cotton farms to the Delta so warm The wheels never stopped spinnin' from the day he was born When he was 17 he moved to Tennessee To chase a dream of playin' on the silver screen But he couldn't make a dime When he was out of time His mama mailed him a letter and the very first line was Come back home baby I don't care what you're carryin' in those bags And I don't care how down and out you seem to be Come back home baby Since I was just a child I've been runnin' wild Even when I'd fall down I'd keep a smile Now every stone's been turned, and every bridge is burned I've had 1,000 lessons but I've never learned But when the damage is done And I've got nowhere to run When everyone's done helping, he's the only one To say "you've got a place to hide So you just find yourself a ride I'll leave the light on, baby, just come on inside" Come back home baby I don't care what you're carryin' in those bags And I don't care how down and out you seem to be Come back home baby It doesn't matter where you're running to I'll keep the table set with a place for you And I know it's been hard, you don't have to pretend But I'll be happy to see you comin' round the bend Come back home baby I don't care what you're carryin' in those bags And I don't care how down and out you seem to be Come back home baby