Story Behind The Song
?Home? - After walking through the New Bedford, MA whaling museum and finishing up Moby Dick a short time later, I began to have visions of this rough and tumble woman, as brought to life in ?Home?. People often ask about her ?yellow eyes, yellow hands,? and ?leathery tan?. I imagine that she had quite a few ailments that would discolor her so, but jaundice and scurvy were the two that were common out on the high seas when fresh meat, fruit and vegetables were in short supply and a bottle of rum was often the course du jour.
| Song Length |
2:57 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Subject |
Pimp, Prostitute, Life |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
HOME
yellow eyes, yellow hands
yellow lips on a leathery tan
she don?t look so good
she don?t feel so hot
she rolls port, she rolls aft
she rolls over onto her back
her body is a vessel
in great need of repair
too many captains
never got her there
home for the reckoning
home for the love
home ever beckoning
but never close enough
twisted lies, twisted smiles
twisted bodies in the bunkhouse aisles
sailors don?t pay much
money is money
rugged seas, rugged sails
rugged skin under her fingernails
whaler or a pirate
it matters not
show her the treasure
and x marks the spot
she?ll take you
home for the reckoning
home for the love
home ever beckoning
but never close enough
man overboard and a woman too
that could?ve been me, that could?ve been you
man overboard and a woman too
there?s got to be something somebody can do
yellow eyes, yellow hands
yellow lips on a leathery tan
she don?t look so good
she don?t feel so hot