Lyrics All the Way Home.lrc Andrew Peterson
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[ar: Andrew Peterson]
[al: Carried Along]
[ti: All The Way Home]
[length: 04:52]
[00:38.34]Daniel hollered goodbye to the old river barge
[00:44.60]With a dream in his head and a bride in his arms
[00:53.66]Everyone said, “You’re crazy:
[00:57.21]But everyone longed to go
[01:04.57]So from Memphis to Lakeport my grandfather came
[01:11.73]Six girls and a boy grew up in that Florida rain
[01:19.88]They were carried along like leaves on a river of faith
[01:26.11]They’d float
[01:30.64]All the way home
[01:33.32]They followed the tracks that the saints have trod
[01:38.71]By the grace of God
[01:42.36]They walked in the rain of His mercy
[01:47.76]Let it soak them down to the bone
[01:51.35]And they splashed in its puddles
[01:53.11]And danced in its streams as they’d go
[01:58.67]And, oh, they walked in the rain of His mercy
[02:04.02]All the way home
[02:09.49]I have slept in the house where my mother was born
[02:22.03]And I’ve seen the sun set on the lake that gave birth to those storms
[02:29.22]Well, they may not have walked on water
[02:33.77]But I know that their house stood firm
[02:40.99]All the way home
[02:42.70]They followed the tracks that the saints have trod
[02:49.01]By the grace of God
[02:52.72]They walked in the rain of His mercy
[02:57.22]Let it soak them down to the bone
[03:01.70]And they splashed in its puddles
[03:04.49]And danced in its streams as they’d go
[03:08.06]And, oh, they walked in the rain of His mercy
[03:16.16]When they sat in their home
[03:17.94]When they walked along the road
[03:21.51]When they slept and when they rose
[03:28.77]The words of the Lord were impressed on their minds
[03:34.11]And after all this time
[03:39.52]I’m carried along like a leaf on a river of faith
[03:45.84]And I’ll float
[03:49.44]All the way home
[03:52.11]Yes, I’ll follow the tracks that the saints have trod
[03:59.45]By the grace of God
[04:03.08]I’ll walk in the rain of His mercy
[04:07.53]Let it soak me down to the bone
[04:11.16]And I’ll splash in its puddles
[04:13.85]And dance in its streams as I go
[04:19.29]And, Lord, I’ll walk in the rain of Your mercy
[04:27.32]All the way home
[04:42.66]Year of Release: 1995