A War Always Rages At Home - Takayan

Through my time of growing up I can remember how you criticized Maybe school wasn't the thing for me But that's something you never realized You can't take it when things don't go your way My guitar killed you with its sound I hated home, how could I stay? Now there is a better place that I've found You preached at me about what to do And you don't even know where you're going to There's still hope, at least that's what you say Why don't you leave me alone, and I'll leave you alone, okay?

He'd gotten used to living On the outside looking in Lonely was his only constant friend. So when the invitation came That clearly bore his name He hardly could believe the words he read. There is always a place at the table There's a feast that's now waiting all your own Your place is set each time the family gathers It will never be the same til you're home. She'd made so many choices That had torn her life apart And hurt the very ones she loved the most. She didn't even know where someone could begin Until she got this message from the host. There is always a place at the table There's a feast that's now waiting all your own Your place is set each time the family gathers It will never be the same til you're home. Come home, come home. My child, come home. There is always a place at the table There's a feast that's now waiting all your own Your place is set each time the family gathers It will never be the same It will never be the same It will never be the same til you are home.

Do you hear that sound? That's the sound of feet Running away from home Little feet are always running away from home They find bigger feet And they usually end up gettin' kicked in the head I joined the Navy at the age of seventeen There were lots of places I had not been I had a dream in my head about a little Japanese girl And it wasn't till I sailed halfway 'round the world You know, you know I miss the good-lookin' women in my home town I miss the home cookin' Mama that you lay down I found myself on the Frisco Bay (Oooo, ooo, ooo) Gettin' high off the wind A different chick every day (Oooo, ooo, ooo) It wasn't till I found myself down in Mexico way With tears in my eyes I was heard to say You know, you know I miss the good-lookin' women in my home town (You know) I miss the home cookin' Mama that you lay down So here I am A million miles away from home But I really do believe someday my time will come Then I'll return the prodigal son Spend the rest of my days lovin' every single last one Yes, I miss the good-lookin' women of my home town I miss the home cookin' Mama that you lay down I miss the good-lookin' women of my home town Old MacDonald had a farm on the farm And he had women everywhere Women, women everywhere Women here, women there Women everywhere Women, women, women Mmm, mmm I miss the good-lookin' women of my home town I miss the home cookin' women Mama that you lay down.