Call Them Home

Verse 1

Empty tables, still shadows fall

Mama weeping, echo in the hall

Two words spoken—no reply at all

Gunfire faded, dreams recall

Only a whisper, one

One more name—gone

I see them marching, faces strong

Tired footprints but the line goes on

Chorus

We cry for freedom, oh oh

Long for peace, still longing

We cry for freedom, oh oh

Chains be gone, we keep hoping

Post-Chorus

Oh oh, call them home

Oh oh, call them home

Verse 2

Brothers waiting on a vacant porch

Countless worries, faith runs short

Silent children, candles burn

No coming back, never return

Hope in the morning, faint

Faith’s grown thin, still we wait

Words of warning, hearts deny

Peace is a prayer I send to the sky

Chorus

We cry for freedom, oh oh

Long for peace, still longing

We cry for freedom, oh oh

Chains be gone, we keep hoping

Post-Chorus

Oh oh, call them home

Oh oh, call them home

Bridge

Still I rise with the rivers wide

Still I sing with the raging tide

Still I pray, let the night subside

Give us peace, take us to the other side

Chorus

We cry for freedom, oh oh

Long for peace, still longing

We cry for freedom, oh oh

Chains be gone, we keep hoping

Post-Chorus

Oh oh, call them home

Oh oh, call them home

Outro

Call them home (call them home)

Bring them home (bring them home)

We’ll wait for freedom, oh oh

We long for peace, oh oh