[Verse 1] O my son, it seems years since you leave me To take up the staff and set out to your journey When [Chorus] When are you coming home To me, my son? Through all the wrongs you've done You're always [Verse 2] O my son, when the road has you weary May all of your sins be as stones leading to me Through all the wrongs you've done You're always, you're always my son You'll always be my son
You're always, you're always my son Through all the wrongs you've done The only records I keep are The days you've been away from home [Chorus] [Bridge 1] I light my lamps, unlocked my doors Keep watch for you at night I've set aside my robe and ring Until my son arrives [Bridge 2] What mystery that I, as young Should spend my fathers lot To be received by arms wide flung And greeted as a son