Ringo Starr - Silent Homecoming Lyrics






Patiently she stares down the runway,
Today's the day that he is coming home.
Seems like he's been gone a life time
And a life time is a long time to be gone.
But there are songs that need singing,
And there are things that must be done.
There are thoughts that still need thinking,
And there are wars that must be won.

He was just a boy when they sent for him
And overnight turned him into a man.
Proudly he had served his country
In a war he didn't seem to understand.
The flag still waves, his war is over,
He'll never have to kill again.
And as she waits, she thinks it over,
Is winning worth the prize we pay to win?

Her thoughts keep wandering to his childhood,
When all his hand grenades were merely toys.
And "war" was just a game that he was playing
With plastic guns like other little boys.
And ev'ry day when play was over,
He'd put his little toys away.
And she'd be standing, waiting for him,
The way she's waiting here today.

As the plane stops she starts thinking,
Will he still look the way he did before?
Or will his eyes reflect the pain of killing,
Like most young men when they come home from war?
These last few minutes seem like hours,
She tries her best not to cry.
But there's that hearse filled up with flowers,
Did he really have to die?
No, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no, no,
No, no, no,
No, no,
No, no,
No, no, no,
No,
No, no, no,
No,
No, no, no, no, no.





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    With maybe the exception of "Grow Old With Me", off his new album. This is the saddest song Rngo ever sang. Thanks for posting

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    _Thank You Sir Richard_

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    Silent Homecoming

    Patiently she stares down the runway
    Today's the day that he is coming home
    Seems like he's been gone a lifetime
    And a lifetime is a long time to be gone
    But there are songs that need singing
    And there are things that must be done
    There are thoughts that still need thinking
    And there are wars that must be won

    He was just a boy when they sent for him
    And overnight turned him into a man
    Proudly he had served his country
    In a war he didn't seem to understand
    The flag still waves, his war is over
    He'll never have to kill again
    And as she waits, she thinks it over
    Is winning worth the prize we pay to win?

    Her thoughts keep wandering to his childhood
    When all his hand grenades were merely toys
    And "war" was just a game that he was playing
    With plastic guns like other little boys
    And every day when play was over
    He'd put his little toys away
    And she'd be standing, waiting for him
    The way she's waiting here today

    As the plane stops she starts thinking
    Will he still look the way he did before
    Or will his eyes reflect the pain of killing
    Like most young men when they come home from war
    These last few minutes seem like hours
    She tries her best not to cry
    But there's that hearse filled up with flowers
    Did he really have to die

    No, no, no, no
    No, no, no, no
    No, no, no, no
    No, no, no, no
    No, no, no, no
    No, no, no, no
    No, no, no, no
    No, no, no, no
    No, no, no, no
    No, no, no, no
    No, no, no, no