Way Back Home

[Verse 1]
I’ve been walking through these streets alone
Chasing dreams in a place unknown
Every night I look up at the sky
Wondering if home is still nearby

Mama’s voice still lives in my head
Telling me, “Don’t give up,” she said
These roads have been hard on my soul
I’m tired of feeling so far from home

[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve lost my way, but I’m still holding on
Even when the night feels way too long
I don’t know where this road will go
But I still feel you in my bones

[Chorus]
Way back home, way back home
I keep calling, calling way back home
Way back home, way back home
Take me where my heart belongs

[Verse 2]
There’s dust on my shoes, but I keep on
Following the sound of your song
Every wrong turn taught me how to pray
Every storm just pulled me on my way

I’ve got your words like a flame in me
Small but steady as the sea
If I fall, I’ll rise again
’Cause I know where I began

[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve lost my way, but I’m still holding on
Even when the night feels way too long
I don’t know where this road will go
But I still feel you in my bones

[Chorus]
Way back home, way back home
I keep calling, calling way back home
Way back home, way back home
Take me where my heart belongs

[Bridge]
If the door is shut, I’ll find the key
If the road runs dark, you’ll wait for me
I’ve been out here chasing the dawn
But your love says I’m not alone

[Final Chorus]
Way back home, way back home
I keep calling, calling way back home
Way back home, way back home
Take me where my heart belongs
Way back home, way back home
I can feel it pulling me back home

Pop ballad with midtempo pulse and pulsing acoustic-guitar strum, verse rides sparse piano and low pads, pre-chorus opens with rising strings and stacked harmonies, chorus hits wider with driving drums and a chantable hook; lead vocal is close-mic and vulnerable with doubled choruses, subtle ad-lib echoes on key lines, and a warm delay throw on the title phrase; ear candy includes a reversed swell into each chorus, soft handclaps on the back half, and a final lift with airy choir pads; mix is intimate then cinematic, bright and emotional, soul