[Verse 1] Morning comes like an alarm I can't escape, Another shirt, another face I'm supposed to make. Coffee going cold beside a stack of bills, They tell me, “That's just life,” like that should cure the chills. I learned to sign my name, learned how to pay my way, Learned how to smile and tell the world that I'm okay. But somewhere underneath the man I've had to be, There's still a frightened little boy inside of me. [Pre-Chorus] And I know the clock won't turn around, I know those years are gone. But when the night comes crashing down, I still hear that old song... [Chorus] I wanna go home, Back where the hallway light was always on. Back before I learned how much could go wrong, Before I had to learn to stand alone. Mother, please take me home. Tell me I don't have to be this strong. Hold me like you did when I was young, When your arms were all the world I'd known. Mother, please... I wanna go home. [Verse 2] I used to think that growing up meant being free, Nobody ever told me what that freedom costs to keep. Appointments, expectations, every promise overdue, A thousand little things that no one taught me how to do. I miss cartoons on Saturday and blankets on the floor, Thinking twenty dollars somehow meant that I was rich. I miss believing grown-ups always knew just what to do, Before I became one and learned they were pretending too. [Pre-Chorus] They say, “You're not a child anymore,” As if I didn't know. I'm not asking time to stop for me— I just don't know where else to go. [Chorus] I wanna go home, Back where the hallway light was always on. Back before I learned how much could go wrong, Before I had to learn to stand alone. Mother, please take me home. Tell me I don't have to be this strong. Hold me like you did when I was young, When your arms were all the world I'd known. Mother, please... I wanna go home. [Synthwave Instrumental Break] Distant analog arpeggios beneath mournful strings; drums gradually build into heavy double-kick percussion and distorted guitars. [Bridge] I know you cannot make me eight again. I know that house may not be there. The toys are gone, the walls have changed, And childhood vanished into air. But maybe home was never walls. Maybe home was hearing you Say, “Come here, sweetheart, you're all right. We'll figure out what we have to do.” And God, I'd give almost anything To hear those words tonight... [Breakdown] I'm tired of being responsible! I'm tired of being brave! I'm tired of waking every morning With another world to save! I don't want another answer! I don't need another road! For just one night— Just one night— MOTHER, PLEASE TAKE ME HOME! [Final Chorus – Full Orchestra & Choir] I WANNA GO HOME! Back where the hallway light was always on! Back before I learned how much could go wrong, Before I had to learn to stand alone! MOTHER, PLEASE TAKE ME HOME! Tell me I don't always have to be this strong! Hold me like you did when I was young, Even if that childhood's dead and gone! I know I can't go backward. I know I've had to grow. But there's a little boy inside me Who's still begging you to know— Mother, please take me home. [Outro – Soft Synth & Piano] Tomorrow I'll get up again. I'll dress. I'll work. I'll carry on. But tonight, leave the hallway light on. Mother... I wanna go home.