I'm going home
Ten Years After Lyrics
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Goin' home, my baby
Goin' home, to see my baby
Our baby, how good
My baby, be good
I'm goin' home, my baby
Home to see my girl
Oh baby, baby, I'm coming home
Baby, baby I'm coming home
Tell me mama, baby, I'm coming home
Gonna see my baby, see my baby fine
Gonna take my baby, want to take my baby mine
Hoping my woman treats me real kind
I'm goin' home, my baby
I'm goin' home, to see my baby
Goin' home, my baby
Gonna see my baby, see my baby fine
Take my baby, take my baby mine
Gonna tell your mama how good that love of ours
I'm goin' home, to see my baby
I'm goin' home, to see my baby
Oh, baby ooh
Gonna take you back, take where love belong
Treat me baby, treat, don't treat me wrong
Oh, baby, I'm rollin'
Baby, baby, I'm rollin'
Baby, baby, I'm rollin'
Won't you shake me, baby, well get you rollin' down
Won't you shake me, baby, well get you rollin' down
Oh, baby, we're gonna have some fun
Baby, please don't go, baby, please don't go
Baby, please don't go, baby, please don't go
Please don't go, she's cold, I need you
Comin' home, ooh, hey
Come on over baby, whole lotta shakin' goin' on
I'm goin' home, to see my baby
Home, to see my girl, ooh
I'm goin' home, take my baby
I'm goin' home, see my baby
Gonna take me back, I'll take her where I belong
I'm goin' home, to see my baby
I'm goin' home, to see my baby
Come on, take me, yeah
I'm goin' home, I'm goin' home
I'm goin' home, hey, hoo
Gonna take me back back back where I belong
I'm goin' home, I'm goin' home
I'm goin' home, I'm goin' home
Hoo, hoo, right where I belong
"I'm Going Home" is a song by British blues-rock band Ten Years After, written by the band's lead vocalist and guitarist Alvin Lee. The song was first recorded and released on the band's 1968 live album Undead. The song's lyrics express the joy and anticipation of returning home to be with a loved one after being away. The opening lines, "Goin' home, my baby, goin' home, my baby, goin' home, to see my baby," establish the theme of the song.
The singer speaks directly to his lover, calling her "my baby" and expressing his excitement to see her again. He hopes that she has been good and promises to take her back where love belongs. The lyrics are simple and repetitive, with several variations on the theme of going home and seeing his baby. The chorus is particularly catchy, with the repeated plea, "Baby, baby, I'm coming home."
The song's instrumentation is driven by Alvin Lee's virtuosic guitar playing, with a fast and frenetic solo in the middle of the song. The band's rhythm section provides a solid foundation with a steady beat and bluesy bass line. Overall, the song is an upbeat and infectious celebration of love and homecoming.
Line by Line Meaning
Goin' home, my baby
I am finally going back home to see my loved one
Goin' home, to see my baby
Going to my hometown to be with my significant other
Oh baby, baby, I'm coming home
I am excited to come back home and be reunited with my partner
Gonna see my baby, see my baby fine
I can't wait to see how beautiful and amazing my significant other is
Gonna take my baby, want to take my baby mine
I want to take my significant other with me and make them mine forever
Hoping my woman treats me real kind
I hope my significant other treats me well and kindly
Gonna tell your mama how good that love of ours
I want to tell my partner's mother about our great love story
Gonna take you back, take where love belong
I am going to take my significant other back to where we first fell in love
Treat me baby, treat, don't treat me wrong
I want my significant other to treat me right and not do me wrong
Won't you shake me, baby, well get you rollin' down
Let's have some fun and get wild together
Baby, please don't go, baby, please don't go
Please don't leave me and go away, please stay with me
Comin' home, ooh, hey
I am finally returning home after being away for so long
Come on over baby, whole lotta shakin' goin' on
Let's have some fun and dance together
Gonna take me back, I'll take her where I belong
I am going to take my significant other back to where we truly belong - with each other
Come on, take me, yeah
Let's go together and have a good time
I'm goin' home, I'm goin' home
I am finally heading back home
Hoo, hoo, right where I belong
I am going back to where I truly belong - with my loved ones
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alvin Lee
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