Home – English Lyrics

• By: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
• Album: Up From Below

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the meaning of 'Home' by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, a beautiful indie-folk song that teaches us about love and belonging. Through its heartfelt lyrics and joyful melody, explore how 'home' isn't just a place, but a feeling found in the company of someone special. Learn English through the story of love and connection in this iconic song.

[English]

Alabama, Arkansas

I do love my Ma and Pa

Not the way that I do love you

Well, holy moly, me oh my

You're the apple of my eye

Girl, I've never loved one like you

Man, oh, man you're my best friend

I scream it to the nothingness

There ain't nothing that I need

Well, hot and heavy, pumpkin pie

Chocolate candy, Jesus Christ

There ain't nothing please me more than you

Oh, home, let me come home

Home is whenever I'm with you

Oh, home, let me come home

Home is whenever I'm with you

...

La la la la

Take me home

Mama, I'm coming home

...

I'll follow you into the park

Through the jungle, through the dark

Girl, I've never loved one like you

Moats and boats, and waterfalls

Alleyways, and payphone calls

I been everywhere with you (that's true)

Laugh until we think we'll die

Barefoot on a summer night

Never could be sweeter than with you

And in the streets you run a-free

Like it's only you and me

Geez, you're something to see

Oh, home, let me come home

Home is whenever I'm with you

Oh, home, let me come home

Home is whenever I'm with you

...

La la la la

Take me home

Mama, I'm coming home

...

Jade?

Alexander?

Do you remember that day you fell outta my window?

I sure do, you came jumping out after me

Well, you fell on the concrete, nearly broke your ass

And you were bleeding all over the place

And I rushed you out to the hospital, you remember that?

Yes, I do

Well, there's something I never told you about that night

What didn't you tell me?

While you were sitting in the back seat smoking a cigarette

You thought was gonna be your last, I was falling deep

Deeply in love with you, and I never told you 'til just now!

Oh, oh

Oh, home, let me come home

Home is whenever I'm with you

Oh, home, let me come home

Home is when I'm alone with you

Home, let me come home

Home is wherever I'm with you

Oh, home, yes I am home

Home is when I'm alone with you

Alabama, Arkansas

I do love my Ma and Pa

Moats and boats, and waterfalls

Alleyways, and payphone calls

Home

Home

Home is when I'm alone with you

Home

Home

Home is when I'm alone with you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for someone noun - an intense feeling of affection
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker.
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light
park /pɑːrk/ A2	noun - a public garden or area of land used for recreation
follow /ˈfɑːloʊ/ A2	verb - to go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead)
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A2	noun - the warmest season of the year
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - having a pleasant taste like that of sugar or honey
jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ B1	noun - an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics.
laugh /læf/ A2	verb - make the sounds and movements of the face and body that express lively amusement or joy.
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something that one has known, experienced, etc.)

Key Grammar Structures

• I do love my Ma and Pa

  ➔ Emphatic 'do'

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "do" is used before the main verb "love" to emphasize the speaker's affection for their parents. It's a way of saying "I really love" them.

• Well, holy moly, me oh my

  ➔ Interjection/Exclamatory phrase

  ➔ This is an idiomatic expression used to express surprise or excitement. It doesn't follow strict grammatical rules but conveys a strong emotion.

• There ain't nothing that I need

  ➔ Double negative

  ➔ The use of "ain't" (a colloquial form of "is not") and "nothing" creates a double negative. While grammatically incorrect in formal English, it's used here for emphasis and reflects informal speech. In standard English, it would be "There isn't anything that I need" or "There is nothing that I need."

• Home is whenever I'm with you

  ➔ Subordinate clause with "whenever"

  ➔ "Whenever" introduces a subordinate clause indicating time or condition. Here, it defines the condition under which "home" exists: when the speaker is with the person they're addressing.

• I'll follow you into the park

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of "I will", indicating a future action. It expresses a promise or intention to follow the person into the park.

• Laugh until we think we'll die

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time with "until"

  ➔ "Until" introduces an adverbial clause indicating the duration of the action. They will laugh continuously up to the point where they think they are going to die.

• Like it's only you and me

  ➔ Simile with "like"

  ➔ "Like" is used here to create a simile, comparing the freedom and intimacy the speaker feels to a situation where only they and the other person exist. It suggests a feeling of being alone together in the world.