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"My Father's House" is a track by Ben Harper, from the album Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, released 7th November 2000. Full lyrics are available below.
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[Verse 1] Last night I dreamed that I was a child Out where the pines grow wild and tall I was trying to make it home through the forest Before the darkness falls [Verse 2] I heard the wind rustling through the trees And ghostly voices rose up from the fields I ran with my heart pounding down that broken pathway With the devil snapping at my heels [Verse 3] I broke through the trees and there in the night My father's house stood shining hard and bright The branches and brambles tore my clothes and caused me harm But I ran 'til I fell shaking in his arms [Verse 4] I awoke and imagined the hard things that pulled us apart Will never again, sir, tear us from each other's hearts I got dressed and to that house I did ride From out on the road I could see its windows shining in light [Verse 5] I walked up the steps and stood on the porch A woman I didn't recognize spoke to me through a chained door I told her my story and who I'd come for She said, "I'm sorry, son, but no one by that name lives here anymore" [Verse 6] My father's house shines hard and bright It stands like a beacon calling me in the night Calling and calling so cold and alone Shining 'cross this dark highway where our sins lie unatoned
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