Coming Home

Put a light in the window, gather others, coming home Set a meal on the table, your brother's coming home He'll be tired and weary after all these years alone He's coming home, your brother's coming home Coming home to a place he's never been Coming home to a land he's never seen Coming home to a family he has never known All Jock Tamson's bairns are coming home Take the folks from the door, your sister's coming home Open wide your arms, your sister's coming home Don't leave her standing there, after all the pain she's known She's coming home, your sister's coming home He's been angry and afraid, your father's coming home He's been ousted at the grade, your father's coming home And put out the act of kindness, to be the hope in stone He's coming home, your father's coming home Coming home to a place he's never been Coming home to a land he's never seen Coming home to a family he has never known All Jock Tamson's bairns are coming home Bring her in from the cold, your mother's coming home Sit her down by the fire, your mother's coming home Make her warm, make her welcome before the chance is gone She's coming home, your mother's coming home From Iraq and Zimbabwe, your family's coming home And from Turkey and Somalia, your family's coming home Seeking beds, seeking refuge that they have never known They're coming home, your family's coming home Coming home to a place they've never been Coming home to a land they've never seen Coming home to a family they have never known All Jock Tamson's bairns are coming home Coming home to a place they've never been Coming home to a land they've never seen Coming home to a family they have never known All Jock Tamson's bairns are coming home All Jock Tamson's bairns are coming home