Mother’s Words

I had to travel again, I needed to explore
From the peaks at the top of the world, to the ocean floor
Southern Asia’s vibrant lands, Samoan sunsets
My mother’s words came back to me

Don’t you forget to call home, I’m never far away from the phone
Don’t you forget to write home, your letters warm me through to the bone
Don’t you forget this is home, it’s where your roots were made you know
Don’t you forget to come home, don’t you forget, don’t you forget

New Year spent on a paradise beach, fire-dance every night
Golden Buddha under golden sun, a burning sphere of light
Fire lantern flies for my dad, Siam sunset
My mother’s words came back to me