Mary Fahl's "Going Home" makes me think of Sam - well, of all the hobbits - and their love for the Shire, but not only of them. Of anyone, really, who loves his home and the land, anyone who's had to wander and follow that road to lands far away.
Quote:
Going Home - Gods and Generals
They say there’s a place
where dreams have all gone
They never said where
but I think I know
It’s miles through the night
just over the dawn
on the road that will take me home
I know in my bones
I’ve been here before
The ground feels the same
though the land’s been torn
I’ve a long way to go
The stars tell me so
on this road that will take me home
Love waits for me ‘round the bend
Leads me endlessly on
Surely sorrows shall find their end
and all our troubles will be gone
And I’ll know what I’ve lost
and all that I’ve won
when the road finally takes me home
And when I pass by
don’t lead me astray
Don’t try to stop me
Don’t stand in my way
I’m bound for the hills
where cool waters flow
on this road that will take me home
Love waits for me ‘round the bend
Leads me endlessly on
Surely sorrows shall find their end
and all our troubles will be gone
And we’ll know what we’ve lost
and all that we’ve won
when this road finally takes me home
I’m going home
I’m going home
I’m going home
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It's from the movie "Gods and Generals," interestingly enough.
You can listen to it here. It honestly took me a long time to get used to it... but it has really, really grown on me. "Surely sorrows will find their end... we'll know what I've lost and all that we've won when the road finally takes me home..." The melody is lovely. It's mournful and sad, almost bittersweet - but the sweet outweighs the bitter. It's as if the healing has begun.