I’ve been Homesick all my Life (Song lyric)

I didn’t fall in love,
didn’t think it was up to me,
she came close enough
but never pulled me outta my tree

I gave her expensive things
and watched as she laughed.
I wasn’t used to playing games
with folk who never made me sad.

I took her to a carnival
where she wore a virgin’s frown
she told me I was farcical
and I’d never wear her down

And yes she told me lies, took me where I’d never been
Well, I’ve been homesick all my life
for a place I’ve never seen

That night of the carnival
when we were dancing, playing games
was totally remarkable
for the love that never came.

V1

She smiled like she was halfway gone,

Her vulnerability somehow strong?

I gave her pearls, she gave me doubt,

She cha-cha’d in, then she tangoed out.

I had no use for joy that doesn’t sting,

Never knew about the nuance of a sweet assassin

So I stood there elemental, king of nothing at all

and told her everything I’d lost, in my story of downfall.

Chorus

I’ve been homesick all my life

For a place I’ve never lived.

For a door that’s always open,

For a heart with more to give.

I’ve been chasing something certain

Through a world that won’t forgive—

Yeah, I’ve been homesick all my life

For a place I’ve never lived.

V2

Took her to the carnival,

She wore a stranger’s grin.

Told me I was farcical,

But she let me tuck her in.

She played her part so smoothly

While I stumbled through the script.

left me with lipstick and a ticket

For a place I’ll always miss.

Chorus (repeat)

I’ve been homesick all my life… (etc.)

Bridge

Maybe home’s not bricks and timber,

Not a body, not a bed—

Just the echo of a whisper

lodged inside your head.

Maybe I’s born to wander,

Never meant to stay or land.

But there’s a script behind my eyeballs

One day I’ll understand.

Final Chorus

I’ve been homesick all my life

For a place I can’t describe.

Like a song now long forgotten,

Words more dead than over-ripe

If I find it, I won’t know it,

No matter what it has to give, coz

I’ve been homesick all my life

For a place I’ve never lived