[Intro] (soft acoustic guitar and pedal steel, distant organ hum) [Verse 1] I burned every mile I could find Left the porch light on but I never looked behind Said I’d make it on my own two hands Till the night got heavy and I couldn’t stand Empty bottle, empty prayer I swore You weren’t even there [Pre-Chorus] But the wind kept whispering through the pines Same old voice I tried to leave behind [Chorus] Come home, child The door ain’t locked, the light’s still on Come home, child I been waiting since the night you were gone You can run till the highway ends I still know every name you been Come home, child Come home [Verse 2] I washed my boots in a dirty creek Tried to drown the words You used to speak Thought the cross was just a story told Till grace found me out on that old back road Ain’t no pride left in these bones Just a sinner ready to come home [Pre-Chorus] And the stars lined up like they always do Same old mercy making all things new [Chorus] Come home, child The door ain’t locked, the light’s still on Come home, child I been waiting since the night you were gone You can run till the highway ends I still know every name you been Come home, child Come home [Bridge] I don’t need a mansion I don’t need a throne Just a little room Where I’m not alone You carried every scar I tried to hide Now I’m laying every one of them down tonight [Chorus] Come home, child The door ain’t locked, the light’s still on Come home, child I been waiting since the night you were gone You can run till the highway ends I still know every name you been Come home, child Come home (Come home) (Come home, child) [Outro] (pedal steel and soft choir fade) Come home
