My Father's House - Emmylou Harris

I walked here alone Found my own way Carried my burden through the crooked and straight I have come to the garden And stepped through the stream That no one can cross o'er but me Don't make me wait to go to my father's house There's a light on the porch and it's cold out If I wait to go to my father's house I don't know if I'll make it home I have counted my battles To measure my war Dreaming of a mansion with fireproof floors I have come to the river To dip my head and shiver And knelt at the end of the day Don't make me wait to go to my father's house There's a light on the porch and it's cold out If I wait to go to my father's house I don't know if I'll make it home In the end I'll look back on the days I was traveling alone Traveling alone Don't make me wait to go to my father's house There's a light on the porch and it's cold out If I wait to go to my father's house I don't know if I'll make it home

I walked out your life this morning It's burning in my heart I closed your door this morning Now my world's falling apart again... You had to do it again... 'Cause you said, I was perfect You said, I was great But you'll never see You'll never change You said, I'm a lady I tried to play your game But you don't even know my father's name (My father's name) (My father's name) I got out of sight this morning No more kisses and fights I broke your life, this morning And now you can't look in my eyes again... (Again, again) No, not ever again (No not ever again) 'Cause you said, I was perfect You said, I was great But you'll never see You'll never change You said, I'm a lady I tried to play your game But you don't even know my father's name (My father's name) (My father's name) You had your face in your hands And your head on my shoulder Sweet honest eyes, 'Till your heart got colder Then rocks started flying from, Out of your mouth So baby I'm gone and you're On your own now Oh, oh, oh You said, I was perfect You said, I was great But you'll never see You'll never change You said, I'm a lady I tried to play your game But you don't even know my father's name (My father's name) My father's name whooh, oh (My father's name) You said, I was perfect You said, I was great But you'll never see You'll never change You said, I'm a lady I tried to play your game But you don't even know my father's name (My father's name) My father's name whoah, oh (My father's name)