So Close to Home

Emotional Ballad, Piano-driven, Soft Strings, English Vocals, Melancholic, Reflective, Melodic Chorus, Slow Tempo, Crescendo Bridge, Intimate Vocals, Heart-wrenching, Studio Production

April 3, 2025 at 5:30 PMv4

[Intro]
[Instrumental]

[Verse 1]
Evening shadows stretch across the station
Yellow sign flashing "Replacement Bus"
Packed in tight with strangers just like me
Another night of bedtime stories missed

[Pre-Chorus]
I text: "I'm sorry, delayed again"
Their dinner's getting cold
Bedtime approaching without me there
Another moment gone

[Chorus]
So close to home, yet stuck on this replacement bus
My heart already there, while I remain
So close to home, to arms that wait for me
This detour keeps me from where I belong

[Verse 2]
Halfway home the engine starts to falter
We're stranded now, as darkness starts to fall
No no Nooooooooo!

[Pre-Chorus]
Small voice on the phone asks through tears
"Daddy, when are you coming home?"
The question breaks my heart
As time slips away

[Chorus]
So close to home, yet stuck on this replacement bus
My heart already there, while I remain
So close to home, to arms that wait for me
This detour keeps me from where I belong

[Bridge]
[Instrumental]

[Hook - Emotional build]
Seven days of absence
Seven nights of empty chairs
Goodnight kisses through a screen
While I should be there

[Final Chorus]
So close to home, this ache inside grows stronger
So close to love, yet separated still
This replacement bus, this thief of precious moments
Just let me go home, where I belong

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[Intro] [Instrumental] [Verse 1] Evening shadows stretch across the station Yellow sign flashing "Replacement Bus" Packed in tight with strangers just like me Another night of bedtime stories missed [Pre-Chorus] I text: "I'm sorry, delayed again" Their dinner's getting cold Bedtime approaching without me there Another moment gone [Chorus] So close to home, yet stuck on this replacement bus My heart already there, while I remain So close to home, to arms that wait for me This detour keeps me from where I belong [Verse 2] Halfway home the engine starts to falter We're stranded now, as darkness starts to fall No no Nooooooooo! [Pre-Chorus] Small voice on the phone asks through tears "Daddy, when are you coming home?" The question breaks my heart As time slips away [Chorus] So close to home, yet stuck on this replacement bus My heart already there, while I remain So close to home, to arms that wait for me This detour keeps me from where I belong [Bridge] [Instrumental] [Hook - Emotional build] Seven days of absence Seven nights of empty chairs Goodnight kisses through a screen While I should be there [Final Chorus] So close to home, this ache inside grows stronger So close to love, yet separated still This replacement bus, this thief of precious moments Just let me go home, where I belong © 2025 Ande Records Lyrics by Ande All rights reserved. https://ande-records.se/