The Room Stayed Ready

Parked my pickup by the family diner

Walked down Main Street where the sign boards fade

I spent ten years trying to get much higher

Running from the dust and choices I made I thought this valley

was a beautiful cage

Unlocked the back door of the family house

Found my old bedroom at the end of the hall

There’s my baseball glove and my faded clothes

And the little-league trophy leaning on the wall

He kept it all the same,

never changed a thing

Oh, I was chasing the city lights

Thinking the fast lane

would make me whole

But you kept the porch light burning bright Waiting on a boy

who lost his soul

Now I’m coming home,

yeah I’m coming home

Saw his reflection in the hallway mirror

His hair was silver and his steps were slow

He didn't blame me for the silent winters

He only smiled and whispered,

I knew you'd grow

He never stopped believing in my dream (mhm-mmm)

I wasted years trying to outrun my name Thinking that success would

wash away the pain

But all this time the best part of me Was waiting right

here in Tennessee

How did it take so long to see?

Oh, I was chasing the city lights

Thinking the fast lane would make me whole

But you kept the porch light burning bright Waiting on a boy

who lost his soul

Now I’m coming home,

yeah I’m coming home

Yeah, I’m finally home

(finally home)