[Verse 1]

A little closer please

So I can hold your hand up to my face

You know I’m ill at ease

And I could use some warmth inside this place

Mama I’ve got a plan

I’m gonna be a man and make this right

Now won’t you take my hand

And promise that you’ll think of me tonight

[Chorus]

I wanna go back to my home

And I wanna be where a boy can be free

But I’ve got time, I owe the state

And I don’t think that I can wait

[Verse 2]

Don’t turn your eyes from me

I know these walls they always make me cry

But ma I gotta see

You look at me before we say "goodbye"

[Chorus]

I wanna go back to my home

And I wanna be where a boy can be free

But I’ve got time, I owe the state

And I don’t think that I can wait

[Bridge]

Hey mama, it’s good to see ya

I’m gonna need ya to pray for your son

‘Cause mama, I really miss ya

And I promise the disappointment is done

[Solo]

[Chorus] x2

I wanna go back to my home

And I wanna be where a boy can be free

But I’ve got time, I owe the state

And I don’t think that I can wait