VERSE:
Am G
Last night I lay all in my dreams
Am G
when a rap at the door it startled me
Am G
And I heard those footsteps on the stairs
C G Am
And I bade her please come in
CHORUS:
Am C
Come in come in my roving friend
Am G Am
Come in and rest a while
C
For you've been gone so very long
Am G Am
it's nice to see you smile
C
Come in come in my wandering friend
Am G Am
Accept my welcome home
C G Am
I hope you can stay a long long while before you have to go
VERSE:
And she walked across the room to me
and then she sat right down with me
and told me that she had to leave
She could not stay for long
VERSE:
A child he held into his arms
a child that I knew well through time
and told me that he had to leave
He had to take him home
CHORUS
VERSE:
She crossed the floor and moved away
and my heart said Stop her Maker her stay
But I just showered myself in tears
for I just let her go
VERSE:
When I awoke I cried and cried
and went to sit by his graveside
and visit the child he left behind
Because he had to go
Am
You must come back to me again
Am
Accept the welcome I extend
Am
I will not let you go this time
C G Am
if only in my dreams
C G Am
if only in my dreams
C G Am
if only in my dreams
C G Am
Come to me in my dreams
VERSE:
And yeah though you walk ever on
may your heart be not weary but strong
And yeah though you walk ever on
through the valley of the shadow of death