I'll Be Home
Pat Boone Lyrics

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I'll be home, my darling
Please wait for me (wait for me)
We'll stroll along together
Once more our love will be free

At the corner drugstore
Each Saturday we would meet (we would meet)
I'd walk you home in the moonlight

All of these things we'll repeat

So darling, as I write this letter
Here's hoping you're thinking of me
My mind's made up, so long until
I'll be home to start serving you

I'll be home, my darling
Please wait for me (wait for me)
I'd walk you home in the moonlight
Once more our love will be free

Darling, as I write this letter
Here's hoping you're thinking of me
My mind's made up, so long until
I'll be home to start serving you

I'll be home, my darling
Please wait for me (wait for me)

I'd walk you home in the moonlight
Once more our love will be free

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Pat Boone's "I'll Be Home" depict a loving relationship between two people who have been separated, perhaps due to military service or work obligations. The singer of the song promises to return home to his sweetheart and resume their life together. The longing in the lyrics is palpable, as the singer fondly recalls their past experiences together and expresses his hope that they will reunite soon.

The opening lines of the song plead for the listener's patience and affection, as the singer assures his loved one that they will be reunited soon. The romantic imagery of strolling together in freedom alludes to the couple's shared sense of purpose and liberation that comes from being together. The nostalgic recollection of meeting at the drugstore on Saturdays and walking home in the moonlight echoes the sentimentality of the song's themes of love and missing someone deeply. The repetition of the promise to return home, made even stronger by the call to "wait for me" makes it clear that nothing will keep the singer from his love.

The final lines of the song show the singer's unwavering commitment to his relationship and his partner, as he promises to serve and care for them upon his return. The language of the lyrics and the gentle, tender melody of the song combine to create a feeling of longing, hope, and undying love.

Line by Line Meaning

I'll be home, my darling
I promise to return to you, my beloved

Please wait for me (wait for me)
Be patient and stay faithful, don't lose hope

We'll stroll along together
We will walk side by side, as equals

Once more our love will be free
Our affection will no longer be constrained or limited

At the corner drugstore
A specific location where we often met

Each Saturday we would meet (we would meet)
Our regular date, a cherished tradition

I'd walk you home in the moonlight
Escorting you safely to your doorstep with the glow of the moon as our guide

All of these things we'll repeat
We will relive these memories and moments again

So darling, as I write this letter
As I compose these words, my dear one

Here's hoping you're thinking of me
I am optimistic that I am on your mind

My mind's made up, so long until
I am resolved in my decision, until the day arrives

I'll be home to start serving you
I will return to begin taking care of you

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network
Written by: Ferdinand Washington, Stanley Lewis, KRISTOF HAJOS, PETER HARY

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Comments from YouTube:

All Outta Bubblegum

40w↑3

Theres just something about the music of this time. It really touches the soul.

James Farnham

3y↑16

Love this version!

felixbautista

Thank you so much.

Elisabeth Schwab

1y↑1

Sooo schön und herrlich für die Seele, danke fürs Reinstellen, liebe Grüße an Alle Elisabeth 🥰😍

foley muzieklover

8y↑14

Great singer and lovely song.

Phodchana Boonkerd

8y↑20

Really beautiful song , I had not heard this song before , Pat Boon sang with deep feeling softly.....softly ....unique smooth voice and your video so nice . Thanks for these beautiful artists and your tender style that well up in me as listened , your day and week will be wonderful !!!

felixbautista

+Phodchana Boonkerd - Feeling so happy finding you here again tonight.. thank you ever so much for giving me some of your precious time to listen to my postings.. enjoy the rest of your week.

Timothy Thorne

Phodchana Boonkerd this is one of the best of Pat Boone's early hits. It's so smooth and heartfelt.

David Higson

1y↑1

Lovely voice

felixbautista

Thank you

Fred Harris

6y↑18

One of his very best.

felixbautista

6y↑2

Thank you so much Fred.

Maria Simplicio Cunha

Part Boone vc e o cara me deixava com o coração partido conduz a músicas maravilhosas e com essa voz encantadora

Yooeui Sohn

4y↑17

This song came out on the AFKN (Armed Forces Network Korea) in 1958 when I was a high school senior in Seoul, Korea. It was before Beatles and we were split between Pat and Elvis (I'll be home vs. Jailhouse Rock) and lo Pat won over Elvis in those days. I love Pat's April Love and Love Letters in the Sand as well.

felixbautista

Great memory.. thank you so much for your gracious attention and viewership.

vishwas karmarkar

Ditto here! For me his voice was better

Jutta Sgualdino

I bought a LP only because there was this Song! Great.

Opaula Morgan

Felix, I remember this song too, how long ago! I also loved "Love Letters in the Sand." Pat Boone had a very beautiful voice. Thanks for all your beautiful song posts!

OtisFan1

3y↑3

If you love this, you'll die and go to heaven if you listen to the original by the Flamingos. I'll admit I almost always favor an original. But the ending alone makes the Flamingos version superior. I've listened to it hundreds of times over the two-thirds of a century since they recorded it, and their ending gives me chills to this day. Someone called Manny Mora posted it with a thorough, and interesting, history of that group. That said, Pat Boone did have a lovely voice, and, though young (just 22 or so), gave a sensitive rendition. I wonder why Pat changed the lyric from "my time's about up" to "my mind's made up"--do you suppose he or the producers thought "time" might be interpreted to mean prison time instead of military service? When the Platters redid the song a decade later, they used military music as part of the arrangement, I guess to make it clear.

Daniel Russell

1y↑1

Growing up I have some lovely memories of my dad and I sitting and listening to his 78s and other records and this was one which was often played always loved this song and that was 40 years ago or more now and now I play the same with my young sons

E

4y↑19

Those were the days and súper singers of the GOLDEN 50s+60s

felixbautista

Thank you so much.

tardas tobing

41w↑1

The voice of Pat Boone,it really good. And I heard this song,in 1963,when I was a boy. And I love this song.

My question: is Pat Boone still alive?.

felixbautista

41w

Yes

tardas tobing

41w

And how old is Pat Boone now?. Could you please tell me?. Thank you.

felixbautista

41w

@tardas tobing He is 89 years old now... born June 1, 1934.

Roswitha Bamberger

38w↑1

The song of my parents <3

soetiono soeharno

3y↑8

First hit of Pat Boone

Stephen Cunningham

45w

Wrong!!! It was his 2nd

Angel cake

I remember my mum playing this when I was a child

didiersee

4y↑1

Beautiful song released the year of my birth
Magnifique chanson sortie l'année de ma naissance

feel the beat

4y↑17

Thank you Murakami 💙

Alibaba

3y↑1

I thank you too Murakami!

Davidson Tuban

3y↑1

Hardboiled Wonderland and end of the world! Yeah baby!

Sara Fernandes

25w↑1

💙

cfreeman106

4y↑1

Can anybody who's a Pat Boone listener (especially from the 50s) confirm for me there was a song called "Tomorrow Night". I'm sure there was. My guess it was some time during 54 to 59. I have a clear memory of it. Some of the lyrics were... "Tomorrow night, will you be there when the moon is bright".... and I think the last few words were... "Will you say those lovely things you said tonight". There seems to be no record or mention of it anywhere! Not on Youtube or Google or ITunes!

felixbautista

Had checked it out herein but no Pat Boone song with title that had been found except for "I Remember Tonight"- a 1958-59 the song featured in his movie "Mardi Gras" of similar year, one which I had already posted a couple of weeks or so. you may want to check it out. Thanks

cfreeman106

@felixbautista Yes, I remember that one. Definitely not the one I referred to. But thanks for your effort. I'm absolutely amazed the song has not appeared somewhere ... especially on Youtube.

Dave Damato

33w

Pat had it on his first Lp. Elvis did a version of Tomorrow Night for the Sun label. Actually there are many versions of this song.

Gumby Cat

4y↑1

Two lines from Paul McCartney's 'PS I Love You' come from this, one a direct copy and the other a derivative. The song was the McCartney's favourite at the time they moved into their final residence, chosen by Paul's mother Mary. She died of cancer a year later.
Thanks to the Pat Boone connection, it appears that Paul wrote his song in memory of his mother.

sasnyc

Paul probably got it from the Flamingos, not Pat Boone

Gumby Cat

3y↑1

@sasnyc thanks, I will look into that. I was citing Mark Lewisohn, Tune In

Siegfried Grimm

Damals habe ich meine Frau kennengelernt

Veronika Lukas

Für mich DAS schönste Liebeslied in meiner Jugend eigentlich bis heute❤ obwohl ich 79 bin 😊

Steve Tivey

I saw Pat Boone in Northampton when he had just turned 60. He backed off several big finishes and almost gave up if they were too high..Some singers can still have good voices well into their 70s. Not Pat.

Andrea Reid

3y↑1

This song is what life once was about I don't think in this day in age there are many men that could relate to the lyrics of this song men today are here today gone tomorrow they can't accept genuine person they are chancers on ego trips the more responsive you are the bigger the eggs trip Thier on

Glynis Roberts

5y↑6

Gorgeous song from yester

felixbautista

5y↑1

Thank you most kindly Glynis.

木下和男

3y↑1

落ち着いて聴くのに最高な曲です。悲しき女学生も聴きたかったなぁ。

Annalena Bergmann

😍😍😍

ihbarddx

This is an example of a Pat Boone cover that's better than the black original. The standard counterexample, of course, was the B side: Tutti Frutti. ARRRRRRGH!

Paul Teer

3y↑3

1956 I Was IN L0VE This Song Was No One Hot Summer Well Remember Pat BOONETOP Singer

felixbautista

Thank you so much.

Maradona Totti

35w

Paul McCartney used to listen to this tune in his childhood.

Elisabeth Fenosz

45w

Lange ist es her dass ich zu diesem sehr innigen Liebeslied in der Tanzschule getanzt habe
Es wurde immer am Ende der Tanzstunde gespielt.
Es ist über 60 Jahre her

Hubert Van Geel

waar is de tijd muziek waar men uren kon naar luisteren

skippy

The song 'I'll be home for Christmas' (Shakin Stevens) is the same tune as this one

Rene' Conrad Frederiksen

So cooool

Peter Lejewaan

vond m/n moeder altijd zo mooi

Johann Leidlmeyr

2y↑1

Sehr gut

felixbautista

Vielen Dank

M J

Momo Joue

8y↑1

Hello. Very nice voice song love and it's soon St-Valentine's Days vote★★★★★thanks

felixbautista

+Momo Joue - Hi... always my pleasure for you Momo.

Momo Joue

Hello. View your message. It's a pleasure for me and I love that voice tender 60's

Pratiknjo Soe

4y↑1

Nice memories song in indonesia 1960

FHTY

Best regard from bekassie....fans of Pat Boone

Claire Mellish

36w

So sad these young boys missing their girlfriends and just wanting come back home to their young love. Fuck war

Suwimon Chaiyai

8y↑1

Thanks my friend

felixbautista

+Suwimon Chaiyai - You're welcome my friend.

Peter Schmidt

4y↑1

remember the real good oldies vrom kallstadt peter schmidt pfalz germany

felixbautista

Thank you so much for your kind attention.

Tony D'ambrosio

41w

Another rip off of a Black group. Boone' s version is laughable (at best).

Just about all his recordings are horrible, but this is at the top of ythe pile.

Tony D'Ambrosio
Brooklyn, NY

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