Wish I were with you, but I couldn't stay
Every direction leads me away
Pray for tomorrow, but for today
All I want, is to be home
Stand in the mirror, you look the same
Just looking for shelter, from the cold and the pain
Someone to cover, safe from the rain
And all I want, is to be home
The echoes and silence, patience and grace
And all of these moments I'll never replace
Fear of my heart absence of faith
All I want, is to be home
All I want, is to be home
People I've loved, have no regrets
Some might remember, some might forget
Some of them livin', some of them dead
All I want, is to be home
Every direction leads me away
Pray for tomorrow, but for today
All I want, is to be home
Stand in the mirror, you look the same
Just looking for shelter, from the cold and the pain
Someone to cover, safe from the rain
And all I want, is to be home
The echoes and silence, patience and grace
And all of these moments I'll never replace
Fear of my heart absence of faith
All I want, is to be home
All I want, is to be home
People I've loved, have no regrets
Some might remember, some might forget
Some of them livin', some of them dead
All I want, is to be home
Lyrics submitted by DolorousEdd
Home Lyrics as written by Dave Grohl Nate Mendel
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
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When I got back to hospice, they let me have a moment with her alone.. When I was a little girl, whenever I felt bad/sad, I would lay my head on my mothers lap/stomach when she sat on the couch and I would instantly feel better/calm.. the one thing I remember that was so soothing was the sounds I could hear in her stomach.. strange, I know.. but it was so calming. So, as I was in the room with her after she passed away, my instinct drove me to lay my head on her stomach.. as I laid there crying, I prayed to God to let me hear one more sound from her so I could tell her good-bye and that I love her... I laid there for about a half hour and I never heard a sound...
So... when I first heard this song a couple years later.. It actually brought me to my knees:
I wish I were with you, I couldn't stay....> (this is the moment I left hospice)
Every direction leads me away....> ('something' pulled me away)
Pray for tomorrow, but for today....> (praying for tomorrow and the long road of grieving and healing, but right now...)
All I want is to be home....> ( as I lay my head on her stomach.. I want to be that little girl again, home with my Mother)
Stand in the mirror, you look the same.....> (even though my life has completely changed, I am still the same person)
Just looking for shelter, from the cold and the pain...> (looking for something or someone to take all this pain away..)
Someone to cover, safe from the rain
All I want is to be home
Echoes and silence, patience and grace....> (Amazing line here.. I felt all of this during that moment!)
All of these moments I'll never replace...> (All my moments and time with my mother will never be replace by anything/anyone.)
Fear of my heart, absence of faith....> (A small doubt about God/Heaven .. Is it really real? will I ever see her again?)
All I want is to be home
All I want is to be home
People I've loved, I have no regrets
Some I remember, some I forget
Some of them living, some of them dead
All I want is to be home
This last part of the song is about how this moment in my life has taught me about what is 'truly' important in life and that small stuff we all worry ourselves to death over... really don't matter at all!
Thank you, Dave for writing this song.. It has helped me heal in so many ways!
It closes the album, so it works just fine.
I think everyone's got the right idea of the song hehe.