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"
She was smiling 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
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 calling 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