[Intro] [Acoustic Guitar, Soft Pedal Steel] [Verse 1] It was 1988 when I left for Alabama Just a city boy raised with a country heart I had met you only months before I packed up and headed out But we’ve been together right from that very day [Pre-Chorus] [Bass and Drums Build] Twenty-six years of wearing Army green and combat boots Saw every far corner that they could send me too Counting down every single minute of every single day Honestly, I just couldn't wait... [Chorus] [Full Band, Upbeat, Soaring Pedal Steel] Now I’m on my way home to you No more orders, no more miles to pull through The duffel’s in the back and the highway is clear Yeah, I’m coming home to stay And this is the final time I’ll ever be away [Interlude] [Fiddle and Steel Guitar Solos] [Verse 2] I carried your picture everywhere with me Through the dust and the noise and across every ocean and sea They say time moves fast when you’re holding down the line But every last second was taking its time [Chorus] [Full Band, Strong Vocal] Now I’m on my way home to you No more orders, no more miles to pull through The duffel’s in the back and the highway is clear Yeah, I’m coming home to stay And this is the final time I’ll ever be away [Bridge] [Slower Tempo, Acoustic Focus, Deep Vocal] Twenty-six winters, twenty-six springs Trading my youth for dog tags. Air Assault Wings..... and some long lonely nights. Now the uniform’s hung, and the directions are set To the one place on earth I’ll never regret [Guitar Solo] [Emotional Electric Country Guitar] [Chorus] [Full Band Intensity] Now I’m on my way home to you No more orders, no more miles to pull through The duffel’s in the back and the highway is clear Yeah, I’m coming home to stay And this is the final time I’ll ever be away [Outro] [Soft Pedal Steel Fading Out] No more goodbyes at the door... I'm home for good, forevermore. From the day we met up until today... They got me for my final time and now that I'm home. I'll never be away........ ever again [Fade Out] [END], [END], [END]...
