My Father’s House

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Last night I dreamed that I was a child Out where the pines grow wild and tall I was trying to make it home through the forest Before the darkness falls [Verse 2] I heard the wind rustling through the trees And ghostly voices rose from the fields I ran with my heart pounding down that broken path With the devil snapping at my heels [Verse 3] I broke through the trees and there in the night My father's house stood shining hard and bright The branches and brambles tore my clothes, scratched my arms But I ran till I fell shaking in his arms [Verse 4] I awoke and I imagined hard things that pulled us apart Now will never again, sir, tear us from each other's hearts I got dressed and to that house, I did ride From out on the road, I could see its windows shining in light [Verse 5] I walked up the steps and stood on the porch A woman I didn't recognize came and spoke to me through the chained door I told her my story and who I'd come for She said, "I'm sorry, but no one by that name lives here anymore" [Verse 6] My father's house shines hard and bright It stands like a beacon calling me in the night Calling and calling, so cold and alone Shining 'cross this dark highway where all our sins lie unatoned