[Verse 1] I wake in a room that hums With the icebox and the vent Another bag to zip shut Another town I never meant My shirt smells like the night My boots are full of dust The mirror gives me back A man too tired to trust [Pre-Chorus] Too many signs blur past Too many names to hold I keep one hand on time And one on what I’ve sold [Chorus] I want those quiet days I need those calmer days I want my chair by the door And my supper on the stove I want those back home days I need those happier days Let the long miles fall away I’m done being pulled and drove [Verse 2] The phone won’t stop its crying The hall keeps dragging in A stranger wants a smile A friend wants me to spin I miss the little chores My old familiar place My kid in muddy shoes My wife with flour on her face [Pre-Chorus] Here the hours all get bent Here the days all split in two I’m famous for a while But I’m nobody to you [Chorus] I want those quiet days I need those calmer days I want my chair by the door And my supper on the stove I want those back home days I need those happier days Let the long miles fall away I’m done being pulled and drove [Bridge] Maybe I don’t need much Just a screen door and a name A porch light after dark And the same old dogs to tame If I could trade this chase For one long, slow Saturday I’d leave the packed-up noise And I’d head the other way [Final Chorus] I want those quiet days I need those calmer days I want my chair by the door And my supper on the stove I want those back home days I need those happier days Let the long miles fall away I’m done being pulled and drove I want those old, lost days I want those with-you days All my family in the room I want those back home days I need those happier days Let the long miles fall away I’m going home soon
