I Would Like to Come Home

**"I Would Like to Come Home"**

*(A Folk-Pop Ballad)*

**[Verse 1]**

Hi, birth givers and co,

I’m at this place you made me go.

The mountains rise, the rivers flow,

But I am burning hot, yet it's freezing in the cold.

**[Verse 2]**

Last night, the heat was burning bright,

Sweat and dust in candlelight.

Worked all day ‘til my hands turned red,

Laid in bed with thoughts of home instead.

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Oh, I came to help, to give, to grow, to build

But I did not sign up for this, you know...

**[Chorus]**

I almost got attacked by bugs in the shower,

A leech, a centipede, a spider with power.

Five inches long, those legs, they crept,

Staring into my soul as I barely slept.

And I would like to come home...

Please! I want to come home...

**[Verse 3]**

We wake at dawn, we build, we fight,

With calloused hands, we work till dusk.

I mix the clay, I lift, I sweat,

But the bugs here make me second-guess.

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Oh, I came to help, to give, to grow,

But I did not sign up for this, you know...

**[Verse 4]**

But oh, the food, it warms my soul,

Spiced and rich in a silver bowl.

The dal bhat here, the best I’ve known,

Steaming rice and flavors grown.

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Oh, I came to help, to give, to grow,

But maybe there’s more to this, you know…

**[Chorus]**

I almost got attacked by bugs in the shower,

A leech, a centipede, a spider with power.

Five inches long, those legs, they crept,

Staring into my soul as I barely slept.

And I want to come home...

I would like to come home...

**[Bridge]**

But then I see them smile,

Their laughter echoes miles.

They have so little but give so much,

Their hands, their hearts, their gentle touch.

And maybe... just maybe...

I can stay a little while.

**[Outro]**

So hi, birth givers and co,

I’m at this place you made me go.

It’s cold, it’s hard, but now I see—

This place is changing me.