Going Home (The Wayfaring Stranger)

from Campfire Demos Vol. 1 by Will Chiles

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This song was inspired by the folk song, Wayfaring Stranger.
The original has been in development for hundreds of years.
My version only took eight years.

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[Verse 1]
I said goodbye to the forest hills
The land I was woven from
But nobody knows your mother’s name
When you march to the beat of the drum

[Chorus 1 – stub (instrumental)]

[Verse 2]
Have these seven years been a gamble
No peace on Earth I’ve found
In a hollow I’m like to hideaway
For if they find me here, cross the river bound

[Chorus 2]
I’m going home to see my father
I’m going there no more to roam
I’m just a going, going over Jordan
Just a going over home

[Bridge]
Wrestle with your angels
Make peace with your demons
The choir band is singing
Is this the growing season
Is this the growing season

[Chorus 3]
I’m going home to see my mother
I’m going there no more to roam
Just a going over Jordan
Just a going over home

[Chorus 4]
I’m going home to see my savior
I’m going there no more to roam

I’m just a going, going over Jordan
Just a going over home

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from Campfire Demos Vol. 1, released November 22, 2022

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Will Chiles Springfield, Missouri

Will Chiles is a musician and tree farmer rooted in the Ozarks.

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