I don’t know why I want to go home
There’s really nothing in my life that I lack
No, I don’t know why I want to go home
But it seems that something’s always drawing me back
But I’m changin’, rearrangin’
Nothing’s the same as it was before
Yes, I’m changin’, rearrangin’
And I don’t know what I came here for
They say that home is where the heart should be
Yes that’s the way that it’s supposed to be
I only wish that they all could see
It doesn’t matter all that much to me
’Cause I’m changin’, rearrangin’
There’s nothing for me here anymore
Yes, I’m changin’, rearrangin’
And I don’t know what I came here for
They’ve torn out the park and put a bank in its place
I wonder what these tears are doin’ on my face
They’ve built up the places where we used to play
If they were me, I wonder just what they would say
That it’s changin’, rearrangin’
Nothing ever seems to stay the same
Yes, it’s changin’, rearrangin’
And I still don’t know why I came
I saw my friends and we had nothing to say
I guess that we’ve all gone our separate ways
I remember all the games that we used to play
And it’s sad to think that we’ve all gone our separate ways
But we’re changin’, rearrangin’
There ain’t no way that we can turn around
Yes, we’re changin’, rearrangin’
Maybe what we’ve lost will someday be found
There’s still a feeling that home has for me
A feeling of love and security
A place filled with all my old memories
And the love of my friends and my family
It keeps changin’, rearrangin’
‘Though I wish that it could stay the same
It’s all changin’, rearrangin’
And time’s the only thing that I can blame
I’m gonna go home again one of these days
’Cause whenever I leave that’s where my heart always stays
Yes, I’m heading home again one of these days
But I know without the love home’s just another place
‘Though it’s changin’, rearrangin’
And nothing’s ever gonna be the same
Yes, it’s changin’, rearrangin’
Still I love you and that’s why I came
D. Gee, December 1987
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” — Jeremiah 29:11
This old set of lyrics came to mind this morning as I thought about someone I love who is presently in a place in life where they seem to be feeling some of the sentiments I was feeling 35 years ago when I wrote this song. Home remains a place in my heart that I will always treasure, but with the passing of time and the passing of loved ones, it never does stay the same. There’s a deep sense of loss in those truths and yet a sweetness and beauty to both the memories and the hopes that occupy the moment. The river of life flows ever onward and we are always in motion and transition — always changing, always becoming something new.