That's the Only Home I Know

[Verse 1] You met me by the kitchen door With flour on your hands Said, “Child, the road is long enough Just take it as it comes” I tied my shoes beside the stove And heard the kettle sing Your little porch-light promise Was the first brave thing [Chorus] Carry me, carry me When my own feet lose their way Put a little bread beside me Put a little mercy on my plate If I rise, then rise together If I fall, don’t let me go Carry me, carry me That’s the only home I know [Verse 2] At Miller’s Creek the water ran Brown beneath the bridge We washed the dust from Sunday clothes And shared the last peach pie Old Ruth brought beans in a mason jar Tom brought a worn-out chair Nobody had a dollar spare But everybody cared [Chorus] Carry me, carry me When my own feet lose their way Put a little bread beside me Put a little mercy on my plate If I rise, then rise together If I fall, don’t let me go Carry me, carry me That’s the only home I know [Bridge] When the harvest leaves us empty When the winter locks the gate There is still a hand to reach for There is still a song to make [Final Chorus] Carry me, carry me When my own feet lose their way Put a little bread beside me Put a little mercy on my plate If I rise, then rise together If I fall, don’t let me go Carry me, carry me That’s the only home I know [Outro] That’s the only home I know That’s the only home I know