"Homesick" by Mercy Me
This was actually one of the toughest songs for me to decide on. There are so many songs that make me cry every single damned time they come on...notable mentions go to:
"The Little Girl" and "Letters from Home" from John Michael 'Fuck You' Montgomery
"How to Save a Life" by The Fray
and "A Bad Dream" by Keane
The reason "Homesick" came out front of the pack is because it makes me cry on so many different levels. It makes me miss my great-grandmother, who's funeral this song was played at her funeral; it makes me miss how involved I used to be in the church, and how aimless and unfulfilled I have felt since I never got anything that could take its place; because I miss my home and my family and my siblings and 8 hours seem so very very far; and as stupid and as lame as it sounds, because I never listen to it when Michael is around (he wouldn't like it, I don't think), and even though I live with the jerk, we rarely get any time together, and it is a physical ache that I just some days can't fight. I miss him. It's gay, whatever.
Anyways, lyrics:
You're in a better place, I've heard a thousand times
And at least a thousand times I've rejoiced for you
But the reason why I'm broken, the reason why I cry
Is how long must I wait to be with you
I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now
Help me Lord cause I don't understand your ways
The reason why I wonder if I'll ever know
But, even if you showed me, the hurt would be the same
Cause I'm still here so far away from home
I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now
In Christ, there are no goodbye
And in Christ, there is no end
So I'll hold onto Jesus with all that I have
To see you again
To see you again
And I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
Won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
Won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now
And at least a thousand times I've rejoiced for you
But the reason why I'm broken, the reason why I cry
Is how long must I wait to be with you
I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now
Help me Lord cause I don't understand your ways
The reason why I wonder if I'll ever know
But, even if you showed me, the hurt would be the same
Cause I'm still here so far away from home
I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now
In Christ, there are no goodbye
And in Christ, there is no end
So I'll hold onto Jesus with all that I have
To see you again
To see you again
And I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
Won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
Won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now
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