I'm staring out into the night,
Trying to hide the pain.
I'm going to the place where love
And feeling good don't ever cost a thing.
And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain.

Well I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old,
So I'm going home.
Well I'm going home.

The miles are getting longer, it seems,
The closer I get to you.
I've not always been the best man or friend for you.
But your love, it makes true.
And I don't know why.
You always seem to give me another try.

So I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old,

Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you just might get it all.
You just might get it all,
And then some you don't want.
Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you just might get it all.
You just might get it all, yeah.

Oh, well I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old.
I said these places and these faces are getting old,
So I'm going home.
I'm going home.



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    General Comment:I know that this song keeps popping into my head for the past few days and is stuck firmly there. I'm originally from Portland, OR and I go to school at Arizona State University in Mesa,AZ and I'm flying home in 6 more days for winter break and I am missing my mom and dad and my friends back home, so this song means a lot to me right now.
    Flag redracer33on December 09, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:when i hear this song i think of the military. how someone is finally going home to where their family is and all the love
    Flag tayshaye17on October 14, 2010   Link
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    Song Meaning:omg so like. this song... is totally about my bf james and like. we are in high skool.

    but he is thinking about dropping out. so its like. his home is at skool wit me. not drpping outttt.
    Flag briittttttniiiieeeon September 23, 2010   Link
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    Song Meaning:In my opinion, it's simple: it's about death, aka "home", though we can make songs mean what we want us to mean. I say i have to agree with Kyle saying it could be about suicide and with 1hardhabittobreak about his father (r.i.p). Many people, usually when dying or at someone's deathbed use the term "Home" as reference to eternal sleep, since visualizing or being at home tends to give us a feeling of peace. think about the lyrics, and how writers use references:

    staring out into the night (usually means deathbed); love and feeling good never cost a thing (happiness in the afterlife); my pain is a different kind of pain (not mortal, spiritual).

    And where your love has always been enough for me (probably a reference to a Higher Being, maybe Chris felt like doing a Christian song); I'm not running from. No, I think you got me all wrong. I don't regret this life I chose for me (some people often regret certain things in life to blame for mistakes).

    The miles are getting longer, it seems, The closer I get to you (probably the feeling of leaving this earth, but dying slowly); I've not always been the best man or friend for you, But your love, it makes true. (many people do not have any religious beliefs, or "fight" their deities until the very end).

    And I don't know why. You always seem to give me another try (I don't know about others, but many religions believe G-d loves you, and will always be there for you when you are ready to commit to him, and will always forgive you if you love him back.

    Be careful what you wish for,'Cause you just might get it all. You just might get it all, And then some you don't want. (this is very true, specially when people face some tough times, and whish they would. Well...be careful what you wish for, because you'll get it, and sometimes it is something you didn't want.)

    *Well, although I do not believe i'm correct, I do believe the meaning for this song is about dying and go to your happy place. Let me know if that's what you guys think.




    Flag progenitoron April 30, 2009   Link
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    Memory:this song reminds me of how alone i felt the first time i went away to school, which incidentally when when this song first aired. i had gone through a rather intense traumatic experience and was suffering from a case of social anxiety (right when i was away from home for the very first time). i knew people, had casual relationships, but no one ever close. for two years it was like that. it was so bad i needed counseling (one hour a week) and for that entire week i would crave for that hour to just talk with someone - it was like a crutch. i think the worse time was when i ate lunch at the dining halls. to see everyone else laughing and smiling while i was stuck watching the snow outside the window and eating what had to be the tenth tuna melt in the last seven days. weird how its the little things that stick out the most? i think its because there's no way you can control the big ones that when you're unable to control the little ones it pushes you to the brink.

    anyway this song, just over 4 minutes, sums up what it was like and what i felt like. this came out when i first went away to school, for 2 years i listened to it almost everyday.
    Flag Aeetoson April 28, 2009   Link
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    Song Meaning:My dad passed away june 2, 2007 and my uncle made a memory myspace for him. he chose that song because it was so inspirational to us all. my dad was a very sad lonely person and he felt like nobody loved him. he felt like he didn't belong. "So I'm going home, back to a place where I belong, and your love has always been enough for me." Yea its a total god thing idc what anyone says about it. I love you dad..
    Flag 1hardhabit2breakon March 04, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i see it completely different, i feel it's about being apart from the person you love. and returning... "your love has always been enough for me" i adore this song.......
    Flag prettygirl--on August 03, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I agree with theyellowpoppy. This song is all about God. 'specially "where your love has always been enough for me."
    Flag ThePriz3Fight3ron July 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I definitely have to agree with altrockNYM18rs. This songs about wanting fame, fortune or maybe just something better that what you have at the moment ... what you wish for. Later realizing that there are many things back home that you miss. Exactly what Chris went through with AI.
    Flag dettofon February 24, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's about death. The part where he says "I don't regret this life I chose for me, but these places and these faces are getting old," it seems like he's very tired of this life, and by "I'm going home to the the place that I belong," the home he's talking about is heaven or a better place than this world in the next life.
    Flag athena05on February 21, 2008   Link

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