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Songwriter, guitarist and composer

Songwriter, guitarist and composer

Walk Me Home



‘Walk Me Home’ was written in the aftermath of losing my mum in 2020 and is an attempt to convey the uncertainty and loss of foundation felt when one loses a loving parent. She often used the phrase ‘going home’ as a euphemism for dying and I never appreciated how reassuring an idiom it was until she passed.



If you see me drifting off
kick me out into the cold,
I dare not entertain the rest
Should I not make the most of
your kindly welcome to the fold,
just know that elsewhere has me pressed.

Though it pains me to refuse
and I loathe to spurn an open hand
On this occasion please excuse,
but I won't be part of any plan
because she'll be back to walk me home.


Should the second hand be lost
beneath a sigh of solace found
give me a stone to roll uphill.
When you're all beautified and glossed
stepping out into the town
I'm best left monochrome and still.
While I'm grateful for your time;
I know it's such a precious thing to give,
I'm afraid I'm governed by the chime
and humbly ask that you forgive

because she'll be back to walk me home.
She said so and she never had the grace to tell a lie,
so I'll keep my coat and shoes on
and let those milestones pass me by.

At the risk of being a most ungracious guest,
knowing full well that you'd never see me lost,
and while I won't dispute I need that rest,
rest assured the end will justify the cost
when she comes back to walk me home.



Written by Del Scott Miller


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