My Father's House

Last night I dreamed that I was a child
 Out where the pines grow wild and tall
 I was trying to make it home through the forest
 Before the darkness falls
 I heard the wind rustling through the trees
 And ghostly voices rose from the fields
 I ran with my heart pounding down that broken path
 With the devil snappin' at my heels
 I broke through the trees and there in the night
 My father's house stood, shining hard and bright
 The branches and brambles tore my clothes, scratched my arms
 But I ran 'til I fell, shaking in his arms
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 I awoke and I imagined hard things that pulled us apart
 They will never again, sir, tear us from each other's hearts
 I got dressed and to that house I did ride
 From out on the road, I could see its windows shining in light
 I walked up the steps and stood on the porch
 A woman I didn't recognize came and spoke to me through a chained door
 I told her my story and who I'd come for
 She said, "I'm sorry, but no one by that name lives here anymore"
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 My father's house shines hard and bright
 It stands like a beacon, calling me in the night
 Calling and calling, so cold and alone
 Shining 'cross this dark highway, where all our sins lie unatoned