I WANT TO GO HOME
BACK TO YESTERYEAR
TO BE ONCE AGAIN
WITH LOVED ONES SO DEAR

I WANT TO GO BACK
TO ALL THE OLD PLACES
WITH LOVED ONES TO SHARE
AND SEE ALL THEIR FACES

I WANT TO GO HOME
WHERE TIMES WERE GOOD
WHERE EVERYONE DID
ALL THE THINGS THEY SHOULD

NO LOCKS ON THE DOORS
NO WINDOWS NAILED TIGHT
YOU COULD LIE DOWN AT PEACE
AND REST WELL AT NIGHT

YES, WE WERE WEARY
OUR BODIES WERE TIRED
BUT THEN YOU COULD SLEEP
ON THE PORCH OR IN THE YARD

IF WE COULD GO BACK
FOR AN HOUR OR A DAY
JUST THINK OF THE THINGS
WE'D ALL LIKE TO SAY

LORENE E. BURGESS
JUNE 1,1996