“Back Home Again” – performed by John Denver
There’s a storm across the valley, clouds are rollin’ in
The afternoon is heavy on your shoulders
There’s a truck out on the four lane, a mile or more away
The whinin’ of his wheels just makes it colder
He’s an hour away from ridin’ on your prayers up in the sky
And ten days on the road are barely gone
There’s a fire softly burning; supper’s on the stove
But it’s the light in your eyes that makes him warm.
Hey, it’s good to be back home again
Sometimes this old farm feels like a long lost friend
Yes, ‘n, hey it’s good to be back home again
There’s all the news to tell him, how did you spend your time?
And what’s the latest thing the neighbors say
And your mother called last Friday, sunshine made her cry
And you felt the baby move just yesterday
Yes, ‘n, hey it’s good to be back home again, yes it is
Sometimes this old farm feels like a long lost friend
Yes, ‘n, hey it’s good to be back home again
And oh, the time that I can lay this tired old body down
And feel your fingers feather soft on me
The kisses that I live for, the love that lights my way
The happiness that livin’ with you brings me
It’s the sweetest thing I know of, just spending time with you
It’s the little things that make a house a home
Like a fire softly burning and supper on the stove
The light in your eyes that makes me warm
Hey, it’s good to be back home again
Sometimes this old farm feels like a long lost friend
Yes, ‘n, hey it’s good to be back home again
Hey, it’s good to be back home again, you know it is
Sometimes this old farm feels like a long lost friend
Hey it’s good to be back home again
I said hey it’s good to be back home again
“Back Home Again” performed by John Denver is one of his songs that you can play in a funeral service. Although its original theme is describing a tired and weary truck driver going back to his home and wife, it can metaphorically apply to someone who have ‘gone back home’ to his Father in heaven.
This song is one of the brighter songs that John Denver has written. Its spirit of life is very appropriate if you are doing a modern ‘celebration of life’ service for your departed loved one. It is actually the title of one of John Denver’s album which includes “Annie’s Song,” “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” among others.
But the poignancy of the song “Back Home Again” makes it a good choice for a song that you can sing or play in a funeral service. To some, the words “the time that I can lay this tired old body down” means going to one’s final resting place, and making the prospect of going back home again good and something to look forward to.
“Back Home Again” performed by John Denver is a song of life as well as a song for the dearly departed. You can get a glimpse of more songs like these at www.songmeanings.net.
