I'VE COME TO TAKE YOU HOME
(John Duffey & T. Michael Coleman)
(Paul Craft Music, BMI)
Recorded by Seldom Scene

As I sat there by the bedside of a friend who's passing on,
He recalled the memories of his life, and the years that have gone.
I listened to each story; there was one I didn't know,
An incident that happened some forty years ago.
As he sat there in the evening, he remembered long ago,
A little girl he saw one night, standing by the road.
He stopped his car to offer help; she seemed to be alone.
She got into the car and asked if he would take her home.

Though his life is swiftly fading, the memory remains
Of that chilly, ghostly evening, while driving in the rain.
It seems to bring him comfort as he's drawing near the end.
A look of peace comes over him, as if he sees a friend.
As the shadows fall across his face; there's a vision that he sees
Of a little girl all dressed in white, who spoke so quietly:
"You gave me comfort years ago, when I was so alone."
She said, "My name is Mary, I've come to take you home."

JRO^^