Coming Home (The Sailor's Prayer)

[Intro: Fingerpicked acoustic guitar, soft piano, distant seagulls] Harbor lights are fading in the mist, Another voyage calls me from the shore. I hold your picture tightly in my fist, And hear the engine start to roar. [Verse 1] Salt on my lips, and waves ahead of me, So many nights I haven't seen the land. But you're inside — a fire, a memory, You are the lighthouse where my heart will stand. I count the stars that guide this lonely ship, But none shine brighter than your eyes back home. The distance cuts me like a winter wind, But every mile is just a road back home. [Pre-Chorus: soft, building] And though the storm may rise, My heart won't be denied — It's flying over oceans Back to your side! [Chorus: warm, anthemic, singable] I'm coming home — through the wind and the rain! I'm coming home — just keep calling my name! You are my ocean, you're my quiet light, You are my harbor through the endless night! I'm coming home... [Verse 2] I've seen the world, I've seen a thousand faces, But I don't need a single one of them. I miss the warmth of your familiar places, The way you hold me, and our little dreams. I promise you — I'll be there soon, I swear, I'll bring the whole wide world back to your door. And we will light a hundred fires there, And I'll forget what "far away" is for. [Pre-Chorus: soft, building] And though the storm may rise, My heart won't be denied — It's flying over oceans Back to your side! [Chorus: warm, anthemic, singable] I'm coming home — through the wind and the rain! I'm coming home — just keep calling my name! You are my ocean, you're my quiet light, You are my harbor through the endless night! I'm coming home... [Bridge: quiet, just voice and guitar — the emotional heart] *Spoken softly:* "Every port's a step to you... Every wave's a road back home... Every prayer I ever knew... Was just your name... and coming home." [Guitar Solo: soft, melodic, fingerpicked, slowly building to a gentle peak] [Final Chorus: key change, full band, choir — but warm, not loud] I'M COMING HOME — THROUGH THE WIND AND THE RAIN! I'M COMING HOME — JUST KEEP CALLING MY NAME! YOU ARE MY OCEAN, YOU'RE MY QUIET LIGHT, YOU ARE MY HARBOR THROUGH THE ENDLESS NIGHT! I'M COMING HOME... I'M COMING HOME... I'M COMING HOME... [Outro: fading, just acoustic guitar and a single piano note] Harbor lights... are close again... I'm coming home... to your hand... (I'm coming home...)