It isn't easy to be away from home in a another land.
songwriter
folk
gospel
performer
accoustic
christian performer
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Story behind the song
True story of a young Scotsman who came to America to work the oil pipelines of Alaska.
Lyrics
Welcome home
I met a young manScotsman in the Clyde Valley, outside of Glasgow. Was his home.
He stood head and shoulders above other Scotsman
A heart of adventure would take him far, far from home.
Across the pond to the U S of A to the wilderness of Alaska he came
To work on the pipeline that brought precious oil
To their cities and villages houses and homes.
The hours were grueling and the days were daunting, exhaustion
Raping his body with back breaking pain
Tired and lonely he sought refuge in a cold pint of Ale
The void in his soul deepened and widened, spiraling downward
Till the pain in his core cried out for more
The drugs he now took left him helplessly empty, far. far from home.
He woke up one morning to walk to his mirror to see horror untold
There the reflection was a dead man walking
Imprisoned by fear, ravaged by anguish. Far, far from home
In a desperate cry of despair, he fell to his knees
And cried out for mercy to Unshackle his soul
With no one to hear him but God alone, Far ,far from home
Like the prodigal son enslave by his senses, eager for change
To the arms of forgiveness he came
Daddy welcomed him home, caressing his spirit , Flooding his heart with love untold
Welcome home, welcome home, welcome home, welcome home.
