[Verse 1] The salt spray's gone from my brow, the deck is far behind Three hundred days upon the waves, you were always on my mind I signed the papers, took my pay, and caught the first gray bus Headed north from Jacksonville, just thinking about us The highway signs began to blur, the engine gave a sigh 'Til I saw that familiar oak tree beneath the evening sky. [Chorus] Oh, I walked right up to the door and she cried out my name, I pulled her close to my shoulder I held her close to my shoulder Now I am Ho-o-ome, for-ev-ver Yeah, I pulled her close to my shoulder I held her close to my shoulder Now I am Ho-o-ome, for-ev-ver [Verse 2] The porch light flickered like a star, a beacon in the dark I felt the world stop spinning round, I felt that ancient spark No more the howling of the wind or the crashing of the blue Just the breathing of the one I love, and a life that’s starting new The anchor’s dropped for the final time, the journey’s at an end I’m more than just a sailor now, I’m coming home again. [Chorus] Oh, I walked right up to the door and she cried out my name, I pulled her close to my shoulder I held her close to my shoulder Now I am Ho-o-ome, for-ev-ver Yeah, I pulled her close to my shoulder I held her close to my shoulder Now I am Ho-o-ome, for-ev-ver [Bridge] (Instrumental Break: A soaring electric guitar solo with heavy sustain and a touch of chorus effect. It builds emotionally, mirroring the feeling of a long-awaited reunion.) [Chorus] Oh, I walked right up to the door and she cried out my name, I pulled her close to my shoulder I held her close to my shoulder Now I am Ho-o-ome, for-ev-ver Yeah, I pulled her close to my shoulder I held her close to my shoulder Now I am Ho-o-ome, for-ev-ver [Outro] (The piano returns to the intro melody, soft and ringing.) I am Ho-o-ome... For-ev-ver... (The bass fades out on a low, vibrating note.) [End]
