[Verse 1]
There's a time in our lives
To return, sacrifice
Wild grass has grown high
On the path between our lives
There's a light in the trees
It's closer now, I'm on my knees
Oh Father, forgive me, please

[Chorus 1]
I came a long, long way back home
To see you one more time
'Cause I came a long, long way back home
To see you and say goodbye

[Verse 2]
Father's hands work the ground
Turns the soil, and lays it down
Everything done and said
Lives beyond the quick and the dead
Heritage passed along
To the sons like a blessed song
So raise your voices on high tonight

[Chorus 2]
We came a long, long way back home
To see you one more time
We came a long, long way back home
To see you and say goodbye
[Chorus 3]
We came a long, long way back home
To see you one more time
We came a long, long way back home
To hold you and say goodbye