"When I Come Back" lyrics

One day I'll come back, not with fame, not with gold
Just a suitcase of silence and a heart growing old
I missed all the birthdays, the faces I adore
But the dream of returning still knocks on my door

No medals to show, no cheers from the crowd
Just footsteps behind me and promises loud
The doctor said no, but my heart said go
So I fly every night where memories glow

I'm no soldier with guns, but I fought in my mind
Through the cold, through the silence, through people unkind
I still see a porch in a sunset so wide
Your voice in the wind on the old riverside

So save me a chair in the light of the sun
A soft little smile when hard days are done
And if I don't make it, tell them I tried
I still look up at every sky

Wait for me, love

Miracles, they come late, but they come