When Johnny Comes Marching Home Lyrics - Blues Traveler

Take a look out to the east, where the sun will rise 

And think of all the possibility it brings 

And it's that which makes it seem a hope that life dead lies 

With it's rationale that enslaves kings 

But now I can't escape the fact that it feel wrong to me 

And though the sun shines all the same I still feel lost 

Because illumination doesn't mean you get to see what matters 

Sometimes you buy the fear and know the cost 

Sometimes you have to buy the fear to know the cost 

And when I come marching home 

When I come marching home 

When johnny comes marching home again to you 

I swear it'll be the last time 

I close my eyes and I can see a thousand scenes of happy ending 

But I'm relieved to wake up to the darkest sky 

The night feels clear, the course unchanged 

And a lonely wind gives call 

The darkest sky allows the brightest stars to steer your own ship by 

But now I can't escape the fact those dreams feel real to me 

And though before I've laid my siege and faced attack 

In the end, I must admit, I'm just the least bit terrified 

For the first time I look for home and I think of starting back 

For the first time, I think of starting back 

The heart that beats 

Is a heart that grows 

And through torrid gale 

I hold it wheel, because I know 

Where you are 

Is where I'll be 

But it's who you are 

That already gives comfort to me 

And should the dawn ever decide to set me free 

Perhaps in a new way by the light of day 

I could learn to face the sunrise 

But that still remains for you and I to see 

Cause now I'm able to escape that I'm alone in this 

And though before I've always taken it that way 

And though I'm not used to the exercise 

I can offer you my hand 

I might even learn to love the light of day 

I might even learn to love the light of day 

And when I come marching home 

When I come marching home 

When johnny comes marching home again to you 

I swear it'll be the last time 

Because this time I want to stay 

I won't ever want to go away 

And when I come marching home again to you 

I swear it'll be the last time