[Intro – Spoken / V1] (soft piano, intimate) I swore I’d never come back… Said I was done with prayers, done with promises. Funny thing about mercy though — It remembers the way home… even when you forget. [V1 – Verse 1] I packed my pride in a suitcase thin, Chased a loud world, lost my hymn. Spent my youth like borrowed change, Called it freedom — tasted chains. Every mile I put between, Me and the truth I didn’t want to see. Said I outgrew that old front door, Didn’t know love still swept the floor. [Hook – V1] Thought I burned that bridge to heaven, Thought I’d gone too far this time. But the road ran out of excuses, And mercy met me in the night. Yeah, I broke every vow I swore then, Still the lights stayed on. Guess I wasn’t lost forever — I was just gone… now I’m home again. [V1 – Verse 2] I wore regret like second skin, Fed my hunger with might-have-beens. Every promise I ever made, Echoed back what I gave away. I practiced speeches in my head, ’Bout how I’d work for crumbs instead. But grace don’t deal in shame or rent, It runs to you before you repent. [Hook – V1 + V2 Choir (soft)] Thought I burned that bridge to heaven, Thought forgiveness passed me by. But love don’t ask for perfect answers, Just an honest heart that’s tired. Yeah, I wore my failures like armor, Still the lights stayed on. Guess I wasn’t lost forever — I was just gone… now I’m home again. [Bridge – Spoken / V1] Faith ain’t found in the leaving… It’s found in being welcomed back. No questions. No ledger. Just arms wide enough to hold the years I wasted. [V1 – Verse 3] There’s a robe where my rags once lay, There’s a song where I learned to pray. They called me son instead of shame, Spoke my name like it never changed. Every scar still knows my name, But grace rewrites the blame. If this is what forgiveness does, Then I’ll stay right here inside this love. [Final Hook – V1 + Full Choir] Thought I burned that bridge to heaven, Thought the door was closed for good. But mercy don’t keep score of distance, It just runs like it always would. Yeah, I left with nothing but my heartbeat, Still the lights stayed on. Guess I wasn’t lost forever — I was just gone… Now I’m home again. [Outro – Spoken / V1] If you’re listening from the far side of yourself… The door’s still open. Supper’s warm. And the lights — are still on.
