Iris Dement Walkin Home lyrics

I`m walkin` home tonight
The streets are glowing `neath the pale moonlight
I look around, there`s not a soul in sight
and I`m walkin` home
Once again I hear my mother`s voice
and all us kids making a bunch of noise
If I`m not careful I might start to cry
Just walkin` home tonight

I turn my head and hear the screen door slam
and there he is, that tall and dark-haired man
He looks my way but all alone he stands
and I am walkin` home
He`s my Dad, you know I was his girl
He taught me all he knew about this world
and then he traveled right on out of sight
and I`m just walkin` home tonight

I`m walkin` home tonight
The streets are glowing `neath the pale moonlight
I look around, there`s not a soul in sight
and I am walkin` home

Old worn-out couches and a bunch of kids
Four to a bedroom and all Mom`s plates were chipped
but I never knew about the things I missed
and I`m walkin` home
You see, it`s just the place where I come from
and, good or bad, it`s where the deal was done
Mom and Dad, their daughters and their sons
and I`m just walkin` home tonight

I`m walkin` home tonight
The streets are glowing `neath the pale moonlight
I look around, there`s not a soul in sight
and I`m walkin` home
Once again I hear my mother`s voice
and all us kids making a bunch of noise
If I`m not careful I might start to cry
Just walkin` home tonight