home – English Lyrics

• By: Christina Perri
• Album: A Lighter Shade of Blue

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Christina Perri's "Home" to explore profound feelings of nostalgia and belonging. This song's evocative lyrics offer a beautiful way to understand expressions of yearning and comfort in English, making it special for anyone learning the language through heartfelt music.

[English]

Take me back to my room on Mechanicsville Road

With my drawings of flowers all over the walls

My mom downstairs, pushin' all of our problems under the rug

My friends comin' 'round on a Friday night

'Cause they know I got cigarettes and homemade wine

We walk around Salls Street, just killin' time, fallin' in love

Now, I'm sittin' here at this party

And everyone's talkin' too loud

Nobody here even sees me

Can we go right now?

Oh, won't you take me home?

...

Oh, won't you take me home?

...

LA's fine when the sun does shine

But I wanna go back to the Eastern Time

To the people I know

To the people you don't

So won't you take me home?

...

I wanna go back to the moment in time

With the windows down, driving I-95

Singing Counting Crows, tryin' to drown

Out the sounds from my mind

I hate everyone at this party

'Cause they're so in love with themselves

Nobody here understands me

I wish I was somewhere else

Oh, won't you take me home?

...

Oh, won't you take me home?

...

New York's fine in the summertime

But I wanna be far from the city lights

With the people I know

And the people you don't

So won't you take me home?

...

Oh, won't you take me home?

...

I don't belong at this party

I don't belong in this town

I need to go back where we started

Can we leave right now?

Oh, won't you take me home?

...

Oh, won't you take me home?

...

Oh, won't you take me home? (LA's fine when the sun does shine)

(But I wanna go back to the Eastern Time)

Oh, won't you take me home? (LA's fine when the sun does shine)

(But I wanna go back to the Eastern Time)

Oh, won't you take me home?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives verb - to go or return to one's home
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering for celebration verb - to celebrate with a party
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong emotional attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
friends /frɛndz/ A1	noun - people with whom one shares a bond of mutual affection
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured period during which actions occur
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large and permanent human settlement
lights /laɪts/ A2	noun - sources of illumination; lamps or bulbs
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and reasons
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
start /stɑːrt/ A2	verb - to begin something noun - the point at which something begins
drive /draɪv/ A2	verb - to operate a motor vehicle noun - a journey in a vehicle
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move on foot at a moderate pace noun - an act of walking; a stroll
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause the death of a living thing; also "kill time" meaning to pass time idly
cigarette /sɪɡəˈrɛt/ B1	noun - a thin roll of finely cut tobacco wrapped in paper for smoking
wine /waɪn/ B1	noun - an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes
drawings /ˈdrɔːɪŋz/ B1	noun - pictures or designs made with a pen, pencil, or other instrument