[Verse 1] Mama put the boots by the door Like you might walk in any minute Your mug still sits on the shelf And the house feels stuck in it The old chair leans by the window Your coat still knows your shape I count your steps in the hallway Then the silence takes your place [Pre-Chorus] They took your name They took your years Left us with prayers And split-up tears I keep looking up At the driveway light Like maybe one more truck Could make it right [Chorus] Please let him come home Please let him come home We’re still waiting here Please let him come home Please let him come home Please let him come home I’m just a child with fear Please let him come home [Verse 2] Little shoes by the front mat Still ask where you went Your photo in my hand Feels too heavy to invent They said it was for nothing Like your name could be erased But I hear you in my brother And I see you on his face Mom says keep your faith close So I hold it like a stone When the night gets too long I don’t want to sleep alone [Pre-Chorus] They took your name They took your years Left us with prayers And split-up tears I keep looking up At the driveway light Like maybe one more truck Could make it right [Chorus] Please let him come home Please let him come home We’re still waiting here Please let him come home Please let him come home Please let him come home I’m just a child with fear Please let him come home [Bridge] If the sky has a gate If mercy has a road If somebody hears me now Then carry him back home I saved you a seat At the table by the wall I kept your place open I keep believing still [Final Chorus] Please let him come home Please let him come home We’re still waiting here Please let him come home Please let him come home Please let him come home Hold us through the fear Please let him come home Please let him come home Please let him come home We’re still waiting here Please let him come home
