Frank Sinatra - Goin’ Home lyrics

Wherever we may be along about
This time of year
Our hearts become sentimental pilgrims
And head for home
Because home is where we all discover that
Christmas is one time of the year when we
Don't have to be wealthy to be
Rich some of us remember
Christmas as the time
When Dad gave us our first gold watch
Others remember it as the time when a
Charity organization delivered a
Christmas basket to
The doorstep before dawn
So the neighbors wouldn't see
And Mother wouldn't
Be embarrassed but whether the hearth
That cheered your family was
A fireplace of marble
Or a kitchen stove of cast iron
You'll remember that your
Home was the richest place on earth, warmed
By the richest spirit on earth
The spirit of Christmas and
That's why I've chosen this next song to sing
As a Christmas song it's not a carol
It's just a beautiful pathway of friendly
And understanding music up which our
Hearts may travel as they make
Their Yuletide pilgrimage goin' home

Goin' home, goin' home i'm a'goin' home
Quiet-like, some still day i'm a'goin' home

It's not far, just close by
Through an open door
Work all done, care laid by
Goin'ta fear no more

Mother's there, 'spectin' me
Father's waitin', too
Lots of folks gathered there
All the friends I knew

One of the most precious
Gifts we have throughout
The year is one we often forget
The precious gift of freedom
Freedom to work, to play
To worship as we please
Freedom to decided how we'll
Handle our own future
'cause we can make our future and that
Of our families a secure one though
Saving we can buy Savings Bonds to take
Care of that new home or
An education for our kids no one
Says we hafta buy 'em, we wanna
Buy 'em, 'cause they're not only an
Investment in our own future
They're an investment in the
Finest country in the
World so let me urge you sincerely, as
We look toward a new year, to plan for
Making it a secure year
For the regular purchase
Of US Savings Bonds so long, everybody
And Merry Christmas