THE HOME I KEEP LEAVING”

VERSE 1

I trace my footsteps in the dust,
back to doors I swore I’d close.
Every time I chase the world,
I lose the only peace I know.
I keep falling for the noise, Lord,
and forgetting where I’m from—
I trade heaven for a heartbeat,
and then wonder why I come
back undone.

PRE-CHORUS

And I hate the way I wander,
like a child without a name.
But You wait inside the silence…
calling out my shame.

CHORUS

I keep running… but You keep staying.
I keep breaking… but You keep mending.
Every time I lose myself,
You light the porch like You’ve been praying—
for me to turn around,
for me to see…
You are the Home I keep leaving,
and still, You’re where I breathe.


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VERSE 2

I bring You nothing but excuses,
I bring You nights I can’t defend.
I bring You wounds I gave myself,
and the storms I called my friends.
Sometimes I fear You’ll lock the door,
tell me I’ve wandered one too many times—
But every time I touch the handle,
grace is waiting on the other side.

PRE-CHORUS

And I know I don’t deserve You,
I know I never truly tried—
yet You stand there like a shelter,
with the heartbreak in Your eyes.

CHORUS

I keep running… but You keep staying.
I keep drowning… but You keep saving.
Every time I fall apart,
You hold the pieces without saying—
“I told you so,”
or “you should know.”
You are the Home I keep leaving,
and still, You call me Yours.


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BRIDGE (whispered, trembling)

Maybe love is patient footsteps
waiting on a wandering child.
Maybe mercy is the doorway
that’s stayed open all the while.
Maybe You knew I’d break Your heart,
but chose to love me anyway—
Maybe grace is not returning…
it’s knowing You let me stray.


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FINAL CHORUS (bigger, broken, worshipful)

I keep running… but You keep staying.
I keep fading… but You keep praying.
Lord, I’ve left You far too many times,
but somehow You keep saying—
“Come home again,
come rest again.”
You are the Home I keep leaving,
and still… You let me in.