The Home We Built Together

The galaxy calls you a hero. She just wants her dad. Tell her I'm coming home. Your coat still hangs beside the door; She's filled the pockets with red stones. She says they're pieces of our hill, So you won't have to go alone. I tell the tales my mother knew; She saves the ending just for you. Your voice comes through the engine hum; I leave the channel open wide. A thousand worlds can wait their turn; I want the light you leave outside. Let the whole sky wait tonight; Take your time and take my hand. We have earned these quiet hours, All the years we never planned. May our daughter learn our laughter Long before she knows the scars. In the home we built together, Let this little life be ours. She heard you before I did. Hey, little star. Come here. Both of you. She claims my shoulders as her throne And orders every cloud to stay. You laugh, and for a little while, The years of thunder fall away. I've worn so many names out there; I like the ones you call me here. We dance beside the kitchen sink; You miss a step, I hide a grin. I dreamed of Rannoch all my life; Now home is where you pull me in. Let the whole sky wait tonight; Take your time and take my hand. We have earned these quiet hours, All the years we never planned. May our daughter learn our laughter Long before she knows the scars. In the home we built together, Let this little life be ours. Beyond our hill, the windows shine; New gardens soften broken stone. The hands we feared now build beside us; Our daughter never walks alone. There's room for one more at our table; Your laughter carries down the hall. Some voices only come in stories; We make a place to hold them all. One more dance? You don't have to ask. Let the whole sky wait tonight; Take your time and take my hand. We have earned these quiet hours, All the years we never planned. May our daughter learn our laughter Long before she knows the scars. In the home we built together, Let this little life be ours. Another call beyond the blue; Her little stones against my heart. I'll take a piece of home with me; The distance cannot pull us apart. Save the next chapter for me, little star. I love you both. Go help them find their way home. I'll always be here, waiting for you.