Philip Labes I Wanna Go Home
[Verse 1]
Mother is watching an old-timey movie
While father's asleep on the couch
And sister is still on the phone with her friends, pacing outside of the house
And I'm in the hallway, watching it happen
Feeling this strange disassociative feeling
Watching myself as I watch them and reach out to touch
I love them so much
[Chorus]
I, I wanna go home
I wanna live life in familiar patterns I already know
I wanna be held by my mother and told that I am not alone
I wanna go home
Let me go home
[Verse 2]
Our neighbours come home with presents and whiskey
And father pulls out the guitar
And sister sneaks off with her friends to enjoy all the drinks that they stole from the bar
And I'm in the kitchen, watching it happen
Somehow it feels like my job to remember
All of us here together doing all right
For a moment in time
[Chorus]
And I, I wanna go home
I wanna live life in familiar patterns I already know
I wanna be held by my mother and told that I am not alone
I wanna go home
Let me go home
[Bridge]
Mother's adjusting your hair for the camera
While father is teaching on Zoom
And sister is telling them both not to worry
We'll all be together so soon
And I'm on the screen, a face in the window
Watching the world that I took for granted
If you let me survive, I promise I won't disappear
No, I'll be right here
[Chorus]
And I, I wanna go home
I wanna live life in familiar patterns I already know
I wanna be held by my mother and told that I am not alone
I wanna go home
I wanna go home
I wanna go home
I wanna go home
