Home ain’t home

Lyrics

[Hook – Country Style, Slow and Heavy) Said don’t come meet me at that gate Told ‘em all I just need space Crowds and signs don’t ease the pain When your soul’s still stuck in a combat frame Feet in Georgia, mind’s in sand Saluted home, but I don’t understand Why I feel so cold, so far gone Back in the States, but I ain’t home --- [Verse 1 – Rap] Wheels touched down, crowd starts to cheer But I ain’t felt nothin’ for over a year Told my girl, “Don’t come, not this time” Ain’t ready to fake that ‘I’m doin’ fine’ Backpack on, walkin’ down the line Barracks look the same, but I ain't aligned Saw my reflection in a broken pane Man I look the same, but I ain’t the same Heard 'welcome back' from a dude in brass But his eyes don’t know what I saw through glass IEDs, M4s, blood on boots Can’t forget them nights shootin’ through roots --- [Hook – Country Style) Said don’t come meet me at that gate Told ‘em all I just need space Crowds and signs don’t ease the pain When your soul’s still stuck in a combat frame Feet in Georgia, mind’s in sand Saluted home, but I don’t understand Why I feel so cold, so far gone Back in the States, but I ain’t home --- [Verse 2 – Rap] Empty halls, echoes loud Memories haunt, can't face a crowd Laid in my bunk, wide awake Still hear gunshots when I hit the brakes Tried to call my mom, just hit end What can I say? “Yeah, I’m good, just pretend”? Truth is, I don’t wanna connect I left the man I was somewhere in that wreck Got my DD-214 in hand But what’s that paper to a broken man? Freedom’s here, but peace ain’t near All I brought home was pain and fear --- [Hook – Country Style, with extra soul) Said don’t come meet me at that gate Told ‘em all I just need space They think I made it out alive But part of me ain’t gonna survive Feet in Georgia, heart in Baghdad Smile on the outside, inside’s bruised up I’m back on U.S. dirt and stone But this damn soul still ain’t home --- [Outro – Spoken or half-sung) Home ain’t just a place you land… Sometimes, it's where your heart got left in the sand.