[Intro] [Acoustic guitar establishes driving mountain gospel rhythm upright bass enters fiddle carries opening melody female solo contralto vocal deeply Southern close mic natural breath audible] The road gets long The miles roll by Every traveler knows [Verse 1] [Female solo contralto only acoustic guitar upright bass and light train beat conversational testimony style delivery] When the last mile finds me And the evening settles low Don't spend your tears on sorrow I've got another road to go Open up the windows Let the mountain breezes through Let the sunset paint the ridges Gold and amber into blue [Chorus] [Fiddle and mandolin lift energy congregation harmony joins on chorus lines lead vocal remains dominant joyful Southern gospel homecoming feel] Sing me home Over the mountains Past the lakes and through the valleys Where the rivers run free Sing me home Beyond the starlight Past the places time can't follow To the road calling me When the journey finally quiets And the last horizon comes Don't hold me here Just sing me home [Verse 2] [Female solo returns front and center fiddle answers phrases guitar drives rhythm] Tell the bees I'm grateful For the honey they could make Tell the spiders silver threads Still shimmer after rain Tell the dragonflies the sunlight Was beautiful to borrow Tell the ants the clover paths Will carry on tomorrow [Hook] [Instrumentation pulls back to guitar bass and vocal only] Nothing truly leaves us It only changes form The river reaches ocean The night gives way to dawn [Bridge] [Fiddle takes larger role mandolin drives rhythm congregation harmonies answer lead vocal on held lines revival energy builds] The wildflowers keep blooming The rivers keep running free The moon still finds the water The wind still finds the trees
