[Verse 1]
How long has it been
Since you felt that feeling of wonder?
Like a child wide awake
Countin' down on Christmas Eve
We're in such a hurry for life to begin
Do you ever just wish you could go back again?
What if I told you the young and the old you
Are not quite as far apart as you might think?

[Chorus]
Come home, come home, come home
Come home for Christmas
Let your heart return once again
To the joy and the peace, the love and the hope
It's all right here waiting for you to come home for Christmas
And come home for good

[Verse 2]
Turn around and you'll see
There's a light in the window and a star on the tree
Leave the past at the door
All the years and the tears, let 'em fall to the floor
Follow the sound of laughter and song
Leading you back to the place where you always belong
[Chorus]
Come home, come home, come home
Come home for Christmas
Let your heart return once again
To the joy and the peace, the love and the hope
It's all right here waiting for you to come home for Christmas
And come home for good

[Bridge]
Come home to a manger
Come home to a story that's still true
Come home to a Savior
Who came down from Heaven just for you
How long has it been
Since you and your heart talked to Jesus?

[Chorus]
Come home, come home, come home
Come home for Christmas
Let your heart return once again
To the joy and the peace, the love and the hope
It's all right here waiting for you to come home for Christmas
And come home for good

[Post-Chorus]
Come home for Christmas
And come home for good