Waiting For My Child To Come Home - Mavis Staples, Patty Griffin

I was talking to a lady a few days ago

and these are the words she said

if you see my child somewhere as you journey here and there

tell him I’m waiting for my child to come home.

I am waiting and waiting for my child to come

I’m waiting and waiting for my child to come

if you can’t come home will you please send me a letter

a letter would mean so much to me, yes it will

Lord my child may be somewhere on his sick bed Lord

with no one there to rub his aching head… Oh yes Jesus

Lord my child is somewhere in some lonely jail

Lord with no one there to post his bail, oh Lord

listen if I only knew what town my child was in

I’ll be there on that early morning train

then no matter what’s crime Lord you know this child is mine

and I’m waiting for my child to come home.