One night in Iowa
He and I in a borrowed car
Went driving in the summer
Promises in every starOut in the distance
I could hear some people laughing
I felt my heart beat back
A weekend's worth of sadnessThere was a farmhouse
That had long since been deserted
We stopped and carved our hearts
Into the wooden surfaceWe thought just for an instant
We could see the future
We thought for once we knew
What really was important
Coming up close
Everything sounds like welcome home
Come home, and oh, by the wayDon't you know that I could make
A dream that's barely half-awake come trueI wanted to say
But anything I could have said
I felt somehow that you already knewWe got back in the car
And listened to a Dylan tape
We drove around the fields
Until it started getting lateAnd I went back to
My hotel room on the highway
And he just got back
In his car and drove away
Coming up close
Everything sounds like welcome home
Come home, and oh, by the wayDon't you know that I could make
A dream that's barely half-awake come trueI wanted to say
But anything I could have said
I felt somehow that you already knewComing up close
Everything sounds like welcome home
Come homeComing up close
Everything sounds like welcome home
Come home, come on home
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