I'm goin' there, just across the river
Gonna leave behind this troubled road
I'll feel the sun and hear the laughter

I've been away and I'm goin' home

I was on my own, a youthful dreamer

When I searched a world so sadly torn
And I heard it cryin', in the night time dyin'
And it made me long for the warmth of home


So I'm goin' there, just across the river
Gonna touch the ground, it won't be long

And if she asks, please tell my mother
I found my way, and I'm goin' home