Lyrics

Left you standing by the garden gate
Superman pyjamas and a teddy bear
You waved goodbye
Too late

‘Won’t you stay?’ I heard you cry
‘Things will work out with you and I’
I just walked away
Tears in my eyes

Tears in my eyes run away
‘Run for your life’ I hear them say
It’s a lonely road
Lonely life

When you’re standing in the rain
Trying to shelter from the pain

Left you standing by the side of the road
A beat-up rucksack and an old guitar
I just had to go
Had to grow

Brighter days up ahead
Road grows clear in my head
I can feel the light
Warm on my face

Years go by but not a day
When I don’t think of you and sometimes pray
To see you again
Hear you again

See you standing by the garden gate
Child in me still waits

I hear you calling through the years
‘Won’t you come on home?’
Still I keep on running
Trying to find peace of mind

But I’m coming to you
I know I’ll get through
Find my way back home

To the child in me
Still needs me
I’m coming home to you

Child in me, child in me

©2024 Lyrics & Music by Paul Thompson