Going Home
Billy Boy Arnold Lyrics


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Well I'm going home, and it won't be long
Well I'm going home, and it won't be long
I got a somebody there, a make you leave me alone

You know you didn't want me, that's why I'm going home
You know you didn't want me, that's why I'm going home
I got a somebody there, a make you leave me alone
Wooo wooo wooo wooo
Wooo wooo wooo wooo
Wooo wooo wooo wooo
Wooo wooo wooo wooo
Wooo wooo wooo wooo
Wooo wooo wooo wooo

I'm leaving today, and it won't be long
I'm leaving today, and it won't be long
Well everybody knows, you treated me wrong

Oh good-bye baby, I'm going back home




Oh good-bye baby, I'm going back home
I got a somebody there, a make you leave me alone

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Billy Boy Arnold's song "Going Home" depict someone who is fed up with their current situation and is ready to return home to a place where they feel loved and wanted. The repetition of the phrase "I'm going home, and it won't be long" emphasizes their determination to leave and find happiness elsewhere. The person who they are leaving behind is depicted as someone who didn't want them in the first place, and the lyrics suggest that this person is the reason why they are going back home.


The singer talks about having "a somebody there, a make you leave me alone," indicating that they have found someone new who will keep the previous person away. There is a sense of relief and closure in the lyrics as the singer says goodbye to their current situation and towards a brighter future. The repeated "wooo wooo wooo wooo" reinforces the singer's feelings of liberation and ties the song together.


In summary, "Going Home" is a song about someone who is ready to leave a bad situation and return home where they feel loved and wanted. The song emphasizes their determination to leave and a sense of relief and closure as they say goodbye to the previous situation.


Line by Line Meaning

Well I'm going home, and it won't be long
I'm leaving this place, and I'll be back at home soon


Well I'm going home, and it won't be long
I'm leaving this place, and I'll be back at home soon


I got a somebody there, a make you leave me alone
I have someone waiting for me at home, who will keep you away from me


You know you didn't want me, that's why I'm going home
You never really wanted me, which is why I'm leaving for home


You know you didn't want me, that's why I'm going home
You never really wanted me, which is why I'm leaving for home


I got a somebody there, a make you leave me alone
I have someone waiting for me at home, who will keep you away from me


I'm leaving today, and it won't be long
I'm boarding my journey today, and it won't take long


I'm leaving today, and it won't be long
I'm boarding my journey today, and it won't take long


Well everybody knows, you treated me wrong
Everyone knows it's wrong the way you treated me


Oh good-bye baby, I'm going back home
Farewell my love, I'm headed back to my safe place


Oh good-bye baby, I'm going back home
Farewell my love, I'm headed back to my safe place


I got a somebody there, a make you leave me alone
I have someone waiting for me at home, who will keep you away from me




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