[Verse 1]
I walked here alone
Found my own way
Carried my burden through the crooked and straight
[Verse 2]
I have come to the garden
And stepped through the stream
That no one can cross o'er but me
[Chorus]
Don't make me wait to go to my father's house
There's a light on the porch and it's cold out
If I wait to go to my father's house
I don't know when I'll make it home
[Verse 3]
I have counted my battles
To measure my war
Dreaming of a mansion with fireproof floors
[Verse 4]
I have come to the river
To dip my head and shiver
And knelt at the end of the day
[Chorus]
Don't make me wait to go to my father's house
There's a light on the porch and it's cold out
If I wait to go to my father's house
I don't know when I'll make it home
[Verse 5]
In the end I'll look back on the days
I was traveling alone
Traveling alone
[Chorus]
Don't make me wait to go to my father's house
There's a light on the porch and it's cold out
If I wait to go to my father's house
I don't know when I'll make it home
