[Instrumental] [Verse 1] I left with a suitcase and a heart full of dreams, Chasing the life I saw on the TV screens, They showed me the lights, they showed me the gold, Said, “Come to this city, you’ll never grow old.” So I crossed the ocean, I followed the signs, Thinking happiness was waiting on the other side, But these crowded streets don't know my name, And all of this glitter somehow feels the same. [Pre-Chorus] I've got places to go, I've got people to meet, But something is missing Every time I sleep. [Chorus] There’s no home like home, No place where the heart can rest its soul, No familiar faces, No love that embraces Quite like the people I've always known. There’s no home like home, Where you don't need money just to feel loved, Where happiness is free, And you can simply be Who you were before you had to grow. Oh, there's no home like home. [Verse 2] I've eaten at tables that I couldn't afford, I've walked through the places I dreamed of before, I've worn nice clothes and I've slept in nice rooms, But I've never felt lonely like I do here sometimes. Back home, we'd sit outside underneath the moon, Talking about life till the night was gone too soon, Nobody cared if your pockets were bare, If you had a little love, you had enough to share. [Pre-Chorus] Now I understand What my mother always knew, Sometimes the richest life Is the one that's rich in you. [Chorus] There’s no home like home, No place where the heart can rest its soul, No familiar faces, No love that embraces Quite like the people I've always known. There’s no home like home, Where you don't need money just to feel loved, Where happiness is free, And you can simply be Who you were before you had to grow. Oh, there's no home like home. [Bridge] Tell Mama I'm coming, Tell Papa don't worry, Tell my old friends I'm bringing back my stories. I've seen the world And I've chased its dreams, But nothing compares To the life that was mine. I don't need the skyline, I don't need the gold, Give me those familiar hands That held me when I was young. If happiness has a price tag, Then I don't want what they're selling, 'Cause the best things in my life Were never things I could own. [Final Chorus] There’s no home like home, No place where the heart can rest its soul, No familiar faces, No love that embraces Quite like the people I've always known. There’s no home like home, Where you don't need money just to feel loved, Where happiness is free, And you can simply be Who you were before you had to grow. Oh, there's no home like home.
