Naomi

His name was Eugene
 He was my mama's daddy
 He wore horned rim bifocals
 And drove an old caddy
 And truly there ain't no man finer that I've ever known
 When I was a kid
 I saw him each afternoon
 In his black leather chair
 And we'd all watch cartoons
 Until mama had finished her shift
 And he'd take us back home
 And on his way out he would tell my grandmother
 I'll just drop off the girls and get right back for supper
 I'm coming home
 Naomi in time
 I'm coming home to you
 Yes, I'm coming home
 Naomi in time
 I'm coming home to you
 They met back in grade school
 In that small Texas town
 Where folks left California
 When their business shut down
 And they lived off the land
 And found love
 Though the times they were hard
 He went off to college
 And he worked his way through
 Senior year they got married
 It was May forty-two
 And two days after his graduation
 He left home for war
 He landed at Normandy
 Was jailed in Berlin
 And each time he wrote her
 He'd say this again
 I'm coming home Naomi in time
 I'm coming home to you
 Yes, I'm coming home Naomi in time
 I'm coming home to you
 It's hard to believe
 He's been gone now ten years
 I still think of him often
 When I sit in his chair
 Or when I catch an old Loony Toons rerun
 Or need wisdom at all
 And Naomi's still with us
 She just turned ninety-two
 She has good days
 And bad days
 Like all of us do
 And at night
 She says she'll sometimes see him
 Standing there in the hall
 And she might just be dreaming
 But this much I know
 He'll be right there with her
 When she's ready to go
 Saying just come on home
 Naomi, it's time
 I'm going home with you
 Yes, let's go on home
 Naomi it's time
 I'm going home with you