Duh!...I wish I only wrote songs of one genre! Not being a vocalist means it's tough trying to sing in different styles/genres and this one beat me...lol.
Please try listening to the song with someone else singing. I tried singing it 'live' at the Bash and Lord knows what it sounded like...LMAO!
Written by John Howarth
Usual suspects playing etc - Me.
THEY’D BEEN INSEPARABLE SINCE KINDERGARTEN
TOOK IT FOR GRANTED THEY WOULD NEVER PART
SWEET ADOLESCENCE SAW TRUE LOVE BLOSSOM
HE MADE A PROMISE AND SHE GAVE HER HEART
BUT SMALL-TOWN COUNTRY BOY HAD BIG AMBITION
HE’D NEVER EVEN KISSED ANOTHER GIRL
SO, WHEN IT CAME TO MAKE THE ‘BIG DECISION’
HE ASKED HER TO WAIT UNTIL HE’D SEEN THE WORLD
MOST OF HIS FRIENDS HAD TRIED TO SETTLE DOWN
THEN GOTTEN RESTLESS ‘N’ STARTED MESSIN’ ‘ROUND
HE TOLD HER, “I WON’T LIVE MY LIFE THAT WAY
BUT, WHEN I KNOW JUST WHAT I WANT
I’LL COME BACK HOME TO STAY.”
HE CAME BACK HOME, HE’D SURE LEARNED SOME LESSONS
HE KNEW HE WANTED HER TO SHARE HIS LIFE
SO, HE ASKED THE PREACHER TO GIVE THEM BOTH GOD’S BLESSINGS
PREACHER SAID, “SON, I THINK SHE’S SOMEONE ELSE’S WIFE”
SHE’D WAITED TO LONG TO SETTLE DOWN
SO, SHE TOOK UP WITH A GUY WHO’D STARTED MESSIN’ ‘ROUND
SHE’D PACKED HER BAGS, SAID SHE WAS GOIN’ AWAY…
MAYBE IF YOU TOLD HER YOU’VE COME BACK HOME
MAYBE IF YOU ASKED HER, SHE’D COME BACK HOME
MAYBE YOU SHOULD BOTH JUST…
COME BACK HOME.. TO STAY.
Thank you for listening. ~ John