Lyr Req: Home (from Joe Diffie)

Subject: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Grace
From: Genie
Date: 06 Jul 05 - 02:30 AM

I'm trying to find the name and the lyrics of a country song with a chorus that goes:

"Home was a [something] place ...
....
Home, where my mama sang Amazing Grace
As she hung up the clothes."

Anyone know the song and who wrote and recorded it?

Thanks,

Genie

Subject: Lyr Add: HOME (Andy Spooner, Fred Lehner)
From: Peace
Date: 06 Jul 05 - 02:44 AM

HOME
Words and music by: Andy Spooner, Fred Lehner
Recorded by Joe Diffie

The only thing I see ahead is just the heat rising off the road.
The rainbows I keep chasing keep on fading before I find my pot of gold.
But more and more I'm thinking that the only treasures that I'll ever know
Are long ago and far behind, wrapped up in my memories of home.

CHORUS: Home was a swimming hole and a fishing pole
And the feel of a muddy road between my toes.
Home was a back-porch swing where I would sit and mom would sing
'Amazing Grace' while she hung out the clothes.
Home was an easy chair with my daddy there
And the smell of Sunday supper on the stove.
My footsteps carry me away, but in my mind, I'm always going home.

The miles I've put behind me weren't as hard as the miles that lay ahead,
And it's too late to listen to the words of wisdom that my daddy said.
The straight and narrow path he showed me turned into a thousand winding roads.
My footsteps carry me away, but in my mind, I'm always going home.

CHORUS

And the straight and narrow path he showed me turned into a thousand winding roads.
My footsteps carry me away, but in my mind, I'm always going home.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Gra
From: Genie
Date: 06 Jul 05 - 02:49 AM

Thanks, Peace. You are awesome!

Genie

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Grace
From: Peace
Date: 06 Jul 05 - 02:49 AM

Joe Diffie may have recorded the song.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Grace
From: Peace
Date: 06 Jul 05 - 02:50 AM

Google is awesome. I just push the keys. Beautiful song.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Grace
From: Peace
Date: 06 Jul 05 - 03:01 AM

Genie, it was Diffie.

"Joe Diffie landed his -own contract when Epic Records signed him in 1990. He immediately rewarded the company's faith in him by taking five of his first six singles straight to No. 1. Diffie cowrote two of those smashes, "'If You Want Me To" and "New Way To Light Up An Old Flame." The other four "Home," "If The Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)," "Is It Cold In Here" and "Ships That Don't Come In" -- remain among the most memorable country performances of 1990-91."

I expect you would find it by checking his discography. If that's a problem, please let me know and I'll go have a look. I'd expect "Home" to be on a Greatest Hits compilation.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Grace
From: Peace
Date: 06 Jul 05 - 03:08 AM

See here, Genie.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Gra
From: Genie
Date: 06 Jul 05 - 03:11 AM

Peace, is that "Is It Cold In Here" the one that goes
"Is it cold in here
Or is it just you?"

I love that song!

Genie

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Grace
From: Peace
Date: 06 Jul 05 - 03:19 AM

Knock upon the door
And she step into the room
Yer mind goes zing
And yer heart goes boom,
Make a couple ripples
As she walk across the floor
She's got looks to break a window
Make a field mouse roar
"Hey, where's that cat?"
Gawd, I love a gal that wears a cowboy hat.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Grace
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 07 Jul 05 - 10:07 AM

A difficult song to track down, because there are many songs with the same title. (Allmusic.com lists 971 tracks.)

This song called HOME was written by Fred Lehner and Andy Spooner. As far as I can determine, they are songwriters who have never recorded their own material.

It was recorded by Joe Diffie, and initially appeared on his album "A Thousand Winding Roads" and subsequently on several compilation albums, e.g. "Billboard Top Country Hits: 1990."

Also recorded by Seán Keane on his 1996 album "Turn a Phrase" and on "The Celtic Heartbeat Collection, Vol. 2."

Those are the only recordings I can identify.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Gra
From: Genie
Date: 08 Jul 05 - 07:16 AM

"A difficult song to track down, because there are many songs with the same title. (Allmusic.com lists 971 tracks.)" - Jim Dixon

Exactly, Jim. Even if I had been sure of the title (which I wasn't), can you imagine how many pages would appear on your 'puter if you googled "Home/Lyrics"?

Thanks to you and Peace for helping me find this song and who wrote and sang it!

genie

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Grace
From: Genie
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 12:46 AM

Following up on that, I just tried to find these lyrics and the recording artist again, and Google gave me a gazillion pages (many of which had extraneous stuff, like "home page," "home on the range," etc.   I even had a lot of trouble finding this thread by searching for "Home" in the forum the first time I tried.

I'm off to see if I can find this song at iTunes.

Subject: ADDPOP: Home (Joe Diffie?)
From: Peace
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 12:55 AM

Artist/Band: Diffie Joe
Lyrics for Song:HOME
Lyrics for Album: Greatest Hits

1. The only the thing I see ahead is just the heat arising off the road.
The rainbows I've been chasing keep on fading before I find my pot of gold;
But more and more, I'm thinking that the only treasures that I'll ever know
Are long ago and far behind and wrapped up in my memories of home.

CHORUS: Home was a swimming hole and a fishing pole
And the feel of a muddy row between my toes.
Home was a back-porch swing where I would sit and Mom would sing
Amazing Grace while she hung out the clothes.
Home was an easy chair with my daddy there
And the smell of Sunday supper on the stove.
My footsteps carry me away, but in my mind, I’m always going home.

2. Now the miles I put behind me ain't as hard as the miles that lay ahead;
And it’s much too late to listen to the words of wisdom that my daddy said.
The straight and narrow path he showed me turned into a thousand winding roads.
My footsteps carry me away, but in my mind, I'm always going home.

CHORUS

Yeah, the straight and narrow path he showed me turned into a thousand winding roads.
My footsteps carry me away, but in my mind, I'm always going home.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Grace
From: Peace
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 12:58 AM

Sorry about the line breaks. I have never heard the song so really don't know where they'd go, anyway. The lyrics are from

www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/diffie-joe/home-4041.html

I couldn't hot link that so instead Google

Joe Diffie - Home Lyrics

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Grace
From: Genie
Date: 08 Jul 07 - 12:17 AM

Thanks for the link, Peace. I didn't really need the lyrics again, since they've already been posted here, along with the artist and songwriters (but, hey, better twice than not at all, eh?).   I was just commenting on how hard it is to find a song with a common, one-word title by googling it, and that's one reason why Mudcat is such a valuable asset.

:)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Home, where my mama sang Amazing Grace
From: Peace
Date: 08 Jul 07 - 12:19 AM

Sorry, I thought you need the words. LOL. Age certainly has its drawbacks, but I suppose it's better than the alternative.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: "Home" sung by Joe Diffie
From: Genie
Date: 08 Jul 07 - 08:09 PM

Yes, Mark Twain was right about that. ;-D