[Verse 1] I wake up to the thaw Boots by the front door Salt on the steps And a shovel by the porch The kettle starts to sing While the bus hums by I pull my collar up And step into the sky [Pre-Chorus] From the coast to the crest To the frozen lane We learn how to bend Then we stand again [Chorus] This is home, this is home Maple in the bone This is home, this is home Where the long winters go We keep warm, we keep true Side by side we move This is home, this is home And the road runs through [Verse 2] Hockey rink at dusk Scarves from hand to hand Soup in a thermos cup Passed across the stand Six lanes on the highway One more town ahead Cranes in the river fog And loons near the bed [Pre-Chorus] Every voice has room Every hand can build We share the same snow And the same hard will [Chorus] This is home, this is home Maple in the bone This is home, this is home Where the long winters go We keep warm, we keep true Side by side we move This is home, this is home And the road runs through [Bridge] I’ve seen rain on the coast And dust on the field Seen neighbors show up fast When the fences yield We don’t need to shout To know what we mean Just a nod on the sidewalk And the red on the sleeve [Final Chorus] This is home, this is home Maple in the bone This is home, this is home Where the long winters go We keep warm, we keep true Side by side we move This is home, this is home And the road runs through Oh-oh, this is home Oh-oh, this is home
