A Little Girl…A Big Four Lane opens in high and hard bluegrass gear with a kick-out-the-lights take on Larry Cordle and Leslie Satcher’s “Too Good to Be True.” Whether navigating a knee-buckling ballad like her duet with the soulful Bradley Walker on “When it Comes Down to Us (It’s All Up to You)” or a white-knuckling free-for-all like “Breaking New Ground,” she misses nary a step.
Already home
Alecia Nugent Lyrics
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He'd been on it a lifetime, still he wouldn't call it a friend
He said he guessed some people searched forever
For something they already owned
And he could have saved himself a whole lot of months
If he'd only known...
[Chorus:]
Search the world for a harbor
But the truth is you're already home
Already home Already home
He said he always traveled light, would let no one stake a claim
Went to empty a suitcase just to go and pack it up again
But he learned that love wasn't waiting somewhere
Like some perfect blushing bride
And he never found anyone who could save him
'Till he looked inside
[Repeat Chorus:]
There is a path to your heart
You can find happiness right where you are
[Repeat Chorus:]
Already home
The song "Already Home" by Alecia Nugent is a hauntingly beautiful ballad about finding contentment and happiness in life. The lyrics narrate the story of a man who spent his entire life searching for something that he already had but was not aware of. The opening lines of the song introduce him as a man who knew the road like the back of his own hand, yet he wouldn't call it a friend. He seemed to be lost and searching for something that he could not find. He realized, perhaps too late, that people often search forever for something they already own. The man could have saved himself a whole lot of time if he had only known that what he was looking for was already inside him.
The chorus of the song is an uplifting one, urging the listeners to understand that they are already at home. It suggests that one can search the world for a harbor, but in truth, they are already home. The man learned that love wasn't waiting for him somewhere. It was not some perfect blushing bride that he was chasing. Instead, he found happiness within himself. The last lines of the song emphasize that there is a path to your heart, and you can find happiness right where you are.
Overall, the song "Already Home" is a poignant and emotionally charged piece of music that resonates with anyone who has ever felt lost or disconnected. It's an invitation to look within oneself to find the answers to life's questions and the key to true happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
He said he knew the road like the back of his own hand
He confidently claimed that he was familiar with the road and its twists and turns.
He'd been on it a lifetime, still he wouldn't call it a friend
Despite spending most of his life on that road, he didn't consider it as a companion.
He said he guessed some people searched forever
He made an assumption about people who looked for something relentlessly.
For something they already owned
The object of their search was, in fact, already theirs.
And he could have saved himself a whole lot of months
The person could have saved a significant amount of time if he had realized the truth earlier.
If he'd only known...
He considered the possibility that he should have been aware of the truth earlier.
You can run like a river, turning over every stone
One can search exhaustively or far and wide.
Search the world for a harbor
Search for a place to call home or sanctuary.
But the truth is you're already home
The truth is that the search for somewhere to belong or a haven is futile because one already has a home.
Already home Already home
The certainty of being home is emphasized.
He said he always traveled light, would let no one stake a claim
He traveled with few possessions and refused to let anyone exert ownership over him.
Went to empty a suitcase just to go and pack it up again
He would repack his bags even after unpacking them.
But he learned that love wasn't waiting somewhere
He gained an understanding that love doesn't exist magically in some place.
Like some perfect blushing bride
He dispelled the notion that love would present itself as a faultless vision.
And he never found anyone who could save him
He never found someone who could remedy his problems.
Till he looked inside
Until he recognized that the answer could be found within himself.
There is a path to your heart
A route to one's heart exists.
You can find happiness right where you are
One is capable of discovering happiness in their current location.
Contributed by Anthony H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.