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I'm Home

by Stephen Leigh

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I’m Home [aka Nise’s Song]: My sister, her husband Dave, and Denise and I had planned a trip to Ireland to visit from relatives and tour the island and its gorgeous landscapes. At the last minute, however, Denise took ill and remained home, though she insisted that I still go. So I did, and though I enjoyed the trip, I sorely missed Denise and the opportunity to show her why I love Ireland so much. I wrote much of the lyrics to this while in Ireland. (And yes, we’ve been back to Ireland—and Wales as well—since then…)

I also made a video of this song using photos I've take in Ireland and of Denise and I. It's here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUi3-71Mv_8

lyrics

I'm Home ('Nise's Song)

There’s a place with
Emerald-clad landscapes and
valleys holding hidden lakes
Stone-sharp mountain peaks
tearing at wispy clouds of lace
Sunlight chasing shadows
over slopes of yellow gorse
This is a land where I’ve felt home

Radiant eyes and dark curled hair
touched with white at your brow
A smile that made me smile back
just to wipe away a scowl
Hands that reach out to touch mine,
a gentle touch I’ve known for years
It’s in your arms that I know I’m home

CHORUS
Now when I dream of that land
that’s when I might wish to roam
But right here is where I’ll stay, with the
the heart that contains my own
For when I’m with you I know I’m home

A thousand pubs where music lives,
hills white-dotted with grazing sheep
A land of poets
haunted by legends that are barely asleep
A land made fertile and green
Sculpted by words and songs
This is a land where I’ve felt home

But when I’ve visited there, I’ve
Missed your presence at my side
Missed your patience with my faults
and the way you’d be my guide
Missed your wisdom and your charm
Missed your warmth next to me in my bed
I was always glad to come back home

REPEAT CHORUS
Outro ||: I know I’m home :|| 4x

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released October 24, 2022
Guitars and Vocals by Stephen Leigh. Photo by Steve, Cincinnati, OH

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Stephen Leigh Cincinnati, Ohio

I've been playing music since the late 1960's (damn, I'm OLD!) in various groups in and around the Greater Cincinnati area. I'm a vocalist who plays guitar and bass (we'll skip the time I fronted a wedding band as the singer).

Gear: Eastman E10D, Eastman E20D, Eastman E6D-TC Ltd, Roscoe 5-string LG3005 bass, (fretless)

Photo: Guy Allen
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