[Verse 1]
I have seen all I care to see
Of this world it has no more for me
I need the call for giving peace
That only comes from my family

[Chorus]
I wanna go home
I wanna go home
I'm following the lead of the setting sun
And I'm going back where I came from

[Verse 2]
Like a old, old tree, that no longer grows
As time went by I got hollow
If you don't know when to stay
If you don't know when to go
Then you might be building your own gallows

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Mama is on the front porch waving for me
My father got his hands fixing something
My brother says that he just got to see my face

[Modified Chorus (x2)]
It's why I'm going on home
I'm going home
I'm following the lead of the setting sun
And I'm going back where I came from

[Outro]
And I'm going back where I came from