Prodigal Lyrics

Sullen sleep is calling
And I'm tired and so alone
I never thought I'd say this
But I long to see my home
I've lost so many years
There's nothing left but tears
As I look back, if only I had known
I walked away that summer
with the world stretched out before
I had so much already
Yet I wanted so much more
But in this world of thieves
I was so naive
I walked into their arms and lost it all

Now I long for home
And I long for home
How I long for home
And I'm going home
I had spread my money widely
And my fortune sweetly burned
And though my friends had told me
"Once you've left, you can't return"
I hope that I can find
The peace that once was mine
I never thought it mattered
Now I've learned

Now I long for home
And I long for home
How I long for home
And I'm going home
How many miles behind me?
How many left to go?
The last humiliation
Rests upon the shame I've known
Will they let me stay?
Or will they turn me away?
Can I return and call this place my own?

Now I long for home
And I long for home
How I long for home
And I'm going home