where we had once begun

my feet stand firmly

on the cold hard ground

it feels so strange

not having you around

the days seemed endless

when we were young

I wish we could go back there

where we had just begun

I sit with my family

in the front row

funerals

they always go so slow

goodbye to you now

you'll always be number one

I wish we could go back there

where we had just begun

I remember those days

when we were just kids

I look back

on the things that we did

I never thought they would end

like the laughter on our tongues

I wish we could go back there

where we had just begun

I hang my head in sorrow

I think of way back then

I listen to the priest

and I whisper amen

a handful of dirt

and my day will be done

I wish we could go back there

where we had just begun

I just want to go home (rewrite 2)

my hair was black

and now it's gray

days of my youth

have long gone away

leaving me

out here alone

I just want to go home

my legs may be slow

and they still get around

but reasons for moving

don't seem to be found

leaving me

with a body of stone

I just want to go home

           days pass by

           in the blinking of an eye

           at my age they go so fast

           days pass by

           without reasons why

           until they become the past

my mind was active

my movements were swift

now thoughts of hope

are too heavy to lift

leaving me

with a future unknown

I just want to go home

where have I gone

where will I go

questions with answers

that I'll never know

leaving me

chilling me to the bone

I just want to go home

I just want to go home (rewrite 1)

my hair was black

and now it's gray

days of my youth

have long gone away

leaving me

so all alone

I just want to go home

my legs are slow

they still get around

but reasons for moving

don't seem to be found

leaving me

with a body of stone

I just want to go home

           days pass by

           in the blink of an eye

           at my age they go so fast

           days pass by

           without reasons why

           until they become the past

my mind was active

my movements were swift

now thoughts of youth

are too heavy to lift

leaving me

too tired to roam

I just want to go home

where have I gone

where will I go

all these have answers

that I'll never know

leaving me

with the future unknown

I just want to go home

I just want to go home

my hair was black

now it is gray

days of youth

have long gone away

leaving me

feeling so alone

I just want to go home

my legs are slow

but they still get around

but reasons for moving

don't seem to be found

leaving me

with a body of stone

I just want to go home

           days pass by

           in the blink of an eye

           they days, they go so fast

           days pass by

           without reasons why

           so they become the past

my mind was active

my movements were swift

now thoughts of youth

are too heavy to lift

leaving me

too tired to roam

I just want to go home

where have I gone

where will I go

all these are answers

that I'll never know

leaving me

with desire unknown

I just want to go home

broken wheels

all I have now are

broken wheels

I cannot get around

I'm lost inside these fields

of hate and sorrow

pain and misery

what in the blazes

is wrong with me

I once was young

I once had promise

but those days are gone

if we're being honest

now I just wait

for something to do

I wish to God

that I could be like you

peaceful

I want to feel peaceful

in body and mind

I want to look inward

and see what I find

am I pure evil?

am I a saint?

am I just nothing

or something I ain't?

I want to feel peaceful

in action and thought

but I don't want to be

something I'm not

I want to live free

of bad luck and strife

I just want a little more

out of this life

I want to feel peaceful

put my mind at rest

to find peace of mind

is my only request

I'll travel the world

and the seven seas

all I ask

is won't you help me please

hoping I could

I tried to call you

but your line was busy

I know you were talking to

the fella in your life

I was hoping I could

take you with me

I was hoping I could

somehow make us right

I tried to tell you

I apologize

I was hoping you would

take me back

I saw the look of hurt

and anger in your eyes

when heartbreak appears

it's on the attack