I was eight years old the day my daddy told me
We were going for a ride
Going to the mountains, gonna see my grandpa
He's had a rough time
And when he saw me he'd put me on his knee
As he said these words to me
There will come a day, when I will go home
This old world can't keep me here long
Yes, I heard you grandpa, yes I heard you say
You were gonna go there oneday
He wasn't quite as strong as I'd remembered
Sitting by the window in his chair
But his eyes came alive when he would tell me
Of his mansion in the air
He'd hold me close while I was on his knee
As he said these words to me
There will come a day, when I will go home
This old world can't keep me here long
Yes, I heard you grandpa, yes I heard you say
You were gonna go there oneday
And on the day they laid his body down
There were tears in my eyes
But out the window I could see a bird
Soaring freely in the sky
I took a walk by the stream that night
Rememberin' all our yesterday's
And as clear as the moon it came from inside me
And I could hear him say
One of these days, You will go home
This old world can't keep you here long
Yes, I heard you grandpa, yes I heard you say
That I'm going to meet you oneday
