Blues Traveler - When Johnny Comes Marching Home Lyrics
Take a look out to the east, where the sun will riseAnd think of all the possibility it bringsAnd its that which makes it seem a hope that life dead liesWith its rationale that enslaves kingsBut now I cant escape the fact that it feel wrong to meAnd though the sun shines all the same I still feel lostBecause illumination doesnt mean you get to see what mattersSometimes you buy the fear and know the costSometimes you have to buy the fear to know the costAnd when I come marching homeWhen I come marching homeWhen johnny comes marching home again to youI swear itll be the last timeI close my eyes and I can see a thousand scenes of happy endingBut Im relieved to wake up to the darkest skyThe night feels clear, the course unchangedAnd a lonely wind gives callThe darkest sky allows the brightest stars to steer your own ship byBut now I cant escape the fact those dreams feel real to meAnd though before Ive laid my siege and faced attackIn the end, I must admit, Im just the least bit terrifiedFor the first time I look for home and I think of starting backFor the first time, I think of starting backThe heart that beatsIs a heart that growsAnd through torrid galeI hold it wheel, because I knowWhere you areIs where Ill beBut its who you areThat already gives comfort to meAnd should the dawn ever decide to set me freePerhaps in a new way by the light of dayI could learn to face the sunriseBut that still remains for you and I to seeCause now Im able to escape that Im alone in thisAnd though before Ive always taken it that wayAnd though Im not used to the exerciseI can offer you my handI might even learn to love the light of dayI might even learn to love the light of dayAnd when I come marching homeWhen I come marching homeWhen johnny comes marching home again to youI swear itll be the last timeBecause this time I want to stayI wont ever want to go awayAnd when I come marching home again to youI swear itll be the last time
