Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Ain't seen you in quite awhile
Seems I forgot how your face looks when you smile
The interesting you that I gave
The interesting me that you face
Have you heard that I'm coming home as much as I can
Always been out on the road
I'll let you know when I'm in town, so I just might see you when you come around
Turn on the light, ready or not, I'm not what you wanted, I'm what you got
Open the door, roll out the mat, welcome is welcome but you'll take it back
When I come home
I wish it could be like it was when we were young
Those memories fade into dust
I'll let you know when I'm in town, so I just might see you when you come around
Turn on the light, ready or not, I'm not what you wanted, I'm what you got
Open the door, roll out the mat, welcome is welcome but you'll take it back
I'm burdened and bound, you're on the loose, I feel secure so untie this noose
Gasping for air, trying to get free, they say you'll find me, I say we'll see
Turn on the light, ready or not, I'm not what you wanted, I'm what you got
Open the door, roll out the mat, welcome is welcome but you'll take it back
Burden and bound, you're on the loose, I feel secure so untie this noose
Gasping for air, trying to get free, they say you'll find me, I say we'll see
When I come home
Seems I forgot how your face looks when you smile
The interesting you that I gave
The interesting me that you face
Have you heard that I'm coming home as much as I can
Always been out on the road
I'll let you know when I'm in town, so I just might see you when you come around
Turn on the light, ready or not, I'm not what you wanted, I'm what you got
Open the door, roll out the mat, welcome is welcome but you'll take it back
When I come home
I wish it could be like it was when we were young
Those memories fade into dust
I'll let you know when I'm in town, so I just might see you when you come around
Turn on the light, ready or not, I'm not what you wanted, I'm what you got
Open the door, roll out the mat, welcome is welcome but you'll take it back
I'm burdened and bound, you're on the loose, I feel secure so untie this noose
Gasping for air, trying to get free, they say you'll find me, I say we'll see
Turn on the light, ready or not, I'm not what you wanted, I'm what you got
Open the door, roll out the mat, welcome is welcome but you'll take it back
Burden and bound, you're on the loose, I feel secure so untie this noose
Gasping for air, trying to get free, they say you'll find me, I say we'll see
When I come home
Lyrics submitted by pepsione21
When I Come Home Lyrics as written by Steve Winwood Jackie Edwards
Lyrics © Red Brick Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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this song is talking about the man (william) coming home to see an old friend (or lover) that he hasn't seen in a long time, (Open the door roll, out the mat Welcome is welcome, but you'll take it back When I come home)- these lines are referring to how he is or wants to be greeted when he comes back home. he obviously feels a little worried about coming home, he mentions gasping for air, and being tied by a noose, but the person he is coming home to see makes him feel "secure" so it perhaps may be her parents. the history between the writer and the audience seems to be broken at some point in the past, so his parents or one of his parents may be a good idea for what this songs is talking about
I can't believe only one person has posted on this song. To me it seems quite simple: William is describing the feeling of returning home and contacting a past lover. The line "I wish it could be like it was when we were young" makes me lean towards this since a parent would not be young at the same time he was. It also shows they have been at this for some time since they have been together since they were young. "I'm not what you wanted, but I'm what you've got" - sounds like the lover he is talking about is stuck with him and wishes she was with someone else. I know William often writes about his divorce, so this song could be about that. Overall the song describes a relationship that has fallen apart. It appears that the writer and the woman he talks about used to be much closer, but now it is brushed off as "I just might see you when I come around." She does not want to be with him, but he is all she has. She welcomes him for the moment, but he knows that will change. You can feel the sadness he feels that this is what it has come to.