Emmylou Harris My Father`s House Lyrics

My Father`s House Lyrics

(Bruce Springsteen)

Last night I dreamed that I was a child 
Out where the pines grow wild and tall 
I was trying to make it home through the forest 
Before the darkness falls 

I heard the wind rustling through the trees 
And ghostly voices rose from the fields 
I ran with my heart pounding down that broken path 
With the devil snappin` at my heels 

I broke through the trees, and there in the night 
My father`s house stood shining hard and bright 
The branches and brambles tore my clothes and scratched my arms 
But I ran till I fell, shaking in his arms 

I awoke and I imagined the hard things that pulled us apart 
Will never again, sir, tear us from each other`s hearts 
I got dressed, and to that house I did ride 
From out on the road, I could see its windows shining in light 

I walked up the steps and stood on the porch 
A woman I didn`t recognize came and spoke to me through a chained door 
I told her my story, and who I`d come for 
She said "I`m sorry, son, but no one by that name lives here anymore"


My father`s house shines hard and bright 
It stands like a beacon calling me in the night 
Calling and calling, so cold and alone 
Shining `cross this dark highway where our sins lie unatoned