[Verse] The gates creaked open like a rusty old sigh I walked out slow under a wide blue sky My shadow stretched longer than my prison time [Prechorus] Mama's house is just a bus ride away But my heart's hitchhiking in yesterday [Chorus] Going home to mama Her arms open wide Her kitchen smells like freedom Like apple pie Going home to mama Where love never dies [Verse 2] My shoes are worn but they know the road A duffel bag heavy with stories untold I carry my sins but I left the load [Bridge] The scars on my hands match the cracks in the floor The screen door sings when it slams once more Mama hums softly like she always did before [Chorus] Going home to mama Her arms open wide Her kitchen smells like freedom Like apple pie Going home to mama Where love never dies
