I’m headed home headed home Wheels up heart’s been gone Got a boarding pass and a Redhead on my mind all along From the hotel key to the TSA line Every little mile is bringing me back to mine Yeah…I’m headed home Headed home watch me roll Gate 12 to my girl And a whole lotta soul Had to finish up work With that last-minute pressure Trying to tie every loose end Up…neat as a dresser Brain doing donuts Pulse doing laps Checking my notes Checking emails Checking all the gaps Finally hit the hotel With my bags in a pile Said tomorrow morning Buddy you better be on time Packed one sock Packed two socks Packed that charger tight Then searched the whole room For my keys three times that night Wallet…Check Phone…Check Ticket…Check twice Boots by the door Looking clean and nice Toothbrush…Bible…every Little thing twice I’d have checked the mini-fridge If it had wings Hit the sack early told myself Don’t you dare sleep late But that hotel clock was moving Slower than a country freight Tick…tock…tick…tock…mercy Lord make it stop I was watching every minute Like a coffee pot I’m headed home headed home Wheels up heart been gone Got a boarding pass and a Redhead on my mind all along From the hotel key To the TSA line Every little mile is Bringing me back to mine Yeah…I’m headed home Headed home watch me roll Gate 12 to my girl And a whole lotta soul Finally drifted off to That dreamland sky Saw Julie smiling With that fire in her eye She was standing At the door like Boy where you been I said I fought a rental car And I’m fighting airports again Woke up before the alarm Could make its little sound Wide awake feet first Boots hit the ground Checked out of that hotel Gave the clerk a grin Said Ma’am I’m going home Where I believe I’m checking in Drove that rental Through the sunrise glow Trying to remember where The gas gauge oughta go Turned in the keys said Lord let this be smooth Then the airline counter said Sir remove your shoes Laptop out…belt off Pockets inside-out Trying not to look like I’m fixing to shout ID in my hand…boarding pass on screen One line moving fast One line moving mean Security said step right here I said Yes, sir Walked through the scanner Like a nervous old cur Then the airline changed a seat changed a gate changed a sign I said I’m just trying to get Back to my valentine Now I’m sitting at the gate With my carry-on there Watching folks rush around Like they’re racing thin air Got coffee in my hand And my phone on low Watching that big old clock Say…Not yet, Jimbo But every loudspeaker call And every rolling wheel Is one more step closer To the thing I feel A front-door hug That familiar place And the only girl I ever loved Looking at my face I’m headed home headed home Wheels up heart already home Got a boarding pass And a redhead on my mind all along From the hotel key To the TSA line Every little mile is Bringing me back to mine Yeah, I’m headed home Headed home watch me roll Gate 12 to my girl And a whole lotta soul So let that airplane climb Through the blue I got one destination And it sure ain’t new After all the clocks the bags And the airport swirl I’m going home To my only girl
