GOING HOME
“A lone gull glided east, silent and sure. That was you, Mum. Soaring towards the reunion that in time, I too will celebrate.”
Goin’ home, goin’ home,
I’m just goin’ home,
Quiet light, some still day,
I’m just goin’ home.
It’s not far, just close by,
Through an open door.
Work all done, care laid by,
Goin’ to fear no more.
Mother’s there ‘specting me,
Father’s waiting, too,
Lots of folk gathered there,
All the friends I knew.
Home I’m goin’ home.
Nothing’s lost all’s gained,
No more fret or pain,
No more stumbling on the way,
No more longing for the day,
Goin’ to roam no more.
Morning star lights the way,
Restless dream all done.
Shadows gone, break of day,
Real life; just begun.
There’s no break, there’s no end,
Just a living on,
Wide awake with a smile,
Goin’ on and on.
Goin’ home, goin’ home,
I’m just goin’ home,
Goin’ home goin’ home,
Home, I’m goin’ home.
PERFORMED BY:
Tobias Merz, voice
Allan Richards, piano
Adapted from the Largo of Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World’ by Antonín Dvořák. Adapted from William Arms Fisher’s original ‘Going Home’ (1922, public domain).