Two Homes Two Lives Lyrics

Two Homes Two Lives

Quietly I settle back

Empty nested and relaxed

A life of duty in review

60 years, how fast they flew

The kids they come to talk and dine

No major strife, life's good, we're fine

The simple pleasures that I seek

No sweeter sound than my babies' shriek

This is where I've been for the last 40 years

But where was I the 20 before

Do I call this my home

A missing piece must be found

I don't feel whole

Recently my country called

Ailing parents, old and frail

Siblings rally, this can't wait

How blessed am I, I'm one of 8

We reflect on our lives

We get to cheer all our highs

And feel each other's pain

Mom's wise words come to the fore

That when you love someone

The joy and pain are yours

Do I wish I didn't have to leave

My land, my youth, the way I speak

And those missing 20 years I seek

They're in my soul, now I believe

Ironic that the joy you feel

So bittersweet a way to heal

Though that's the case I'll take this life

Two homes, two lives, my joy is twice