Vienna Teng - Homecoming

^E It's desert ^Aice outside but this ^Ediner has thawed my ears Hot ^Bcoffee in a clea^An white mug and a ^Esmile when the waitress ^Bhears That I was ^G#born in North Caro^C#mlina, not an ^Ahour from her home ^Etown And we ^F#mused to play the same ^Apizza parlor p^Binball

And there's a ^Eglance in time sus^Apended as I ^Ewonder how it is We've been ^Bswept up just by ^Acircumstance to ^Ewhere the coyote ^Blives Where my ^G#days are strips of ^C#mhighway, and she's ^Awiping tables ^Edown Holding ^F#mon and still ^Awaiting for that ^Bwindfall

But ^EI.^A..'ve come ^Ehome Even ^Bthough I've never ^Ahad so far to ^Ego ^EI.^A..'ve come ^Eho^B/D#.....^C#m....^F#m....^Ame^B

^E I pay the check and ^Aleave the change from a ^Ecrumpled ten-dollar bill Head a^Bcross the street where ^AVACANCY is ^Eburning in neon ^Bstill Well the ^G#night eats up my ^C#mbody heat, and there's ^Ano sign of ano^Ether And I ^F#mfind myself slipping ^Adown into that^B black

^E But things are ^Agood I've got a lot of ^Efollowers of my faith I've got a ^Bwhole congre^Agation living ^Ein my head these ^Bdays And I'm ^G#preaching from the ^C#mpulpit to ^G#cries of "^C#mAmen brot^Bher" ^AClosing my eyes to feel the warmth co^Bme back

But ^EI.^A..'ve come ^Ehome Even ^Bthough I swear I've ^Anever been so a^Elone Yet ^EI.^A..'ve come ^Eho^B/D#.....^C#m....^F#m....^Ame^B

I just want to be ^G#living as I'm ^C#mdying, just like ^Aeverybody ^Ehere Just want to ^Bknow my little ^Aflicker of ^Btime is worth^Ewhile And I ^G#don't know where I'm ^C#mdriving to, but I ^Aknow I'm getting ^Eold And there's a ^F#blessing in every moment every^A mi^Ble

^EThin white terry ^Abars of soap and a ^Ecouple little plastic cups Old ^BGideons Bible in the ^Anightstand drawer saying &^Equot;Go on o^Bpen up" Well I'll ^G#kneel down on the ^C#mcarpet here, though I ^Anever was sure of ^EGod Think to^F#mnight I'll give Him the ^Abenefit of the ^Bdoubt

I ^Eswitch off the lights and i^Amagine that a waitress ^Eoutlined in the bed Her hair ^Bfalling all a^Around me, I ^Esmile and shake my ^Bhead Well we ^G#all write our own ^C#mendings, and we ^Aall have our own ^Escars But to^F#mnight I think I ^Asee what it's all a^Bbout

Cause ^EI.^A..'ve come ^Ehome ^BOoooo^Aooooo^Eooooh ^EI.^A.. ^EI.^B/D#.....^C#m... ^F#mI...^A. ^BI've come h^Eome