Lyrics Iris DeMent

Iris DeMent

Makin' My Way Back Home

Makin' my way back home,

It's been the longest time

Not since I was a little child,

Have I felt so good and fine

The easiest thing I've ever done,

Like walking through an open door

All those things that held me down,

well they just don't matter anymore.

I wore pretty dresses and teased my hair

Sang my heart out in those songs

Good or bad, I done my best

You can't tell me I was wrong

Makin' my way back home,

It's been the longest time

Not since I was a little child,

Have I felt so good and fine

The easiest thing I've ever done,

Like walking through an open door

All those things that held me down,

well they just don't matter anymore.

I see the shadows of my life

Cast upon the level land

Rosy lengthening of day

Finds my feet in native sand

Makin' my way back home,

It's been the longest time

Not since I was a little child,

Have I felt so good and fine

The easiest thing I've ever done,

Like walking through an open door

All those things that held me down,

well they just don't matter anymore.

All those things that held me down,

well they just don't matter anymore