[Verse 1] The bus let me off by the old market gate The sign’s been repainted, the stalls moved away New glass on the corner where the bakery stood But Auntie still sells roasted corn by the wood [Pre-Chorus] I walked past the school with my bag in my hand The bell has a new coat, the yard’s still the same [Chorus] I came back home, I came back home Years on the road, but my feet still know The turn by the well, the mango tree’s shade So much has changed, some things stayed I came back home, I came back home You call my name like I never went away [Verse 2] The cinema’s now a bright grocery store The old barber’s chair sits outside the door That cracked blue bench where we waited for rain Still catches the sunset at the end of the lane [Pre-Chorus] You laughed when I asked if the river runs high You said, “After the rains,” and pointed the way [Chorus] I came back home, I came back home Years on the road, but my feet still know The turn by the well, the mango tree’s shade So much has changed, some things stayed I came back home, I came back home You call my name like I never went away [Bridge] We sat on the step till the evening went cool You told me who left and who’s teaching at school I had a thousand things ready to say Then you poured me tea, and the words slipped away [Final Chorus] I came back home, I came back home Years on the road, but my feet still know The turn by the well, the mango tree’s shade So much has changed, some things stayed I came back home, I came back home You call my name like I never went away [Outro] The bus can take me wherever I roam There’s a place in my chest that still answers home