Prairie Homecoming from Canadiana by Alex O'Brien and Friends

PRAIRIE HOMECOMING
Lyrics by Alex O’Brien; All Rights Reserved

Western gateway, prairie home
With the coldest winters I’ve ever known
On the shore of the Red River
I was never alone
Poppa you made that place our own

You weren’t a man of many words
But the ones you said needed to be heard
On the shore of the Red River
You sang like a bird
But now your words are slurred

I’m returning from the land of the sun
For one last good-bye
My eyes overflow like that river we know
Under this great big sky

Into the Music, Portage and Main
Back to the Forks to test out the grain
On the shore of the Red River
I stand once again
And cannot bear that you’re in pain

I’m returning from the land of the sun
For one last embrace
Forever bound, my heart pounds
And your touch fills me with grace

Western gateway, golden fields
You always taught me to keep it real
On the shore of the Red River
Tell you how I feel
Poppa you were born of love and steel

I’m returning from the land of the sun
For one last farewell
Baker’s bread, new world ahead
Let the angels ring their bells

I’m returning from the land of the sun
For one last good-bye, goodbye
My eyes overflow like that river we know
Under this great big sky

• Canadiana
• Rock
• alternative rock
• folk rock
• indie rock
• signer-songwriter
• Parry Sound