My first day of recess
They all laughed at me
When I fell off the swing set

And scraped up my knee

The nurse called my Momma

To say I'd be late,
And when she gave me the phone
I could hear Momma say

"I'm so sorry, son.
Oh I think you're' so brave"


And she was smilin when she said:

When you come home,

No matter how far,
Run through the door
And into my arms

It's where you are loved,
It's where you belong
And I will be here

When you come home

I waved good-bye through the window

As I boarded the plane,
My first job in Houston
Was waiting for me


I found a letter from Momma
Tucked in my coat

And as I flew down the runway
I smiled when she wrote:
I'll miss you, son,

You'll be so far away

But I'll be waiting for the day


When you come home
No matter how far,

Run through the door
And into my arms
It's where you are loved,

It's where you belong,
And I will be here
When you come home


Well, I don't think
She can hear you now,

The doctor told me
Your mother is fading,
It's best that you leave


So I whispered,
I love you

And then turned away.
But I stopped at the door
When I heard Momma say,

I love you, son,
But they're callin me away


Promise me before I go

When you come home,

No matter how far,
Run through the door
And into my arms;

It's where you are loved,
It's where you belong,
And I will be here

When you come home,
When you come home.