In the quiet misty morning
When the moon has gone to bed
When the sparrows stop their singing
And the sky is clear and red
When the summer's ceased its gleaming
When the corn is past its prime
When adventure's lost its meaning
I'll be homeward bound in time
Bind me not to the pasture
Chain me not to the plow
Set me free to find my calling
And I'll return to you somehow
If you find it's me you're missing
If you're hoping I'll return
To your thoughts I'll soon be listening
And in the road I'll stop and turn
When the wind will set me racing
As my journey nears its end
And the path I'll be retracing
As I'm homeward bound again
Bind me not to the pasture
Chain me not to the plow
Set me free to find my calling
And I'll return to you somehow
Bind me not to the pasture
Chain me not to the plow
Set me free to find my calling
And I'll return to you somehow
In the quiet misty morning
When the moon has gone to bed
When the sparrows stop their singing
And the sky is clear and red
When the summer's ceased its gleaming
When the corn is past its prime
When adventure's lost its meaning
I'll be homeward bound in time
Hey Hollensfamily
This was one of the most special videos I have ever made
It was such an incredible feeling to work with these amazing highschoolers
And I kind of wanted to tell you where the song came from
I... I had been looking for another folk song to do cause I'd been really, really wanting to
And I came across this song, and I reached out to one of my best friends, Megan Purdue
Who is a choir director up in Portland, Oregon
And I was like: Hey, I'm thinking about doing a song called "Homeward Bound"
Do you think your choir would wanna do it with me?
And... The story she told me...
There's some things in life where you just think that things were meant to happen
And you can call it divine intervention or you can call it happenstance
But there was a young, a young girl by the name of Io Korol
Who had just passed away that week
And this song was by far her favorite It was the song that she
Would go around school singing
And it kind of ended up being her choir's... song for the whole year... and...
So when I reached out, I had no idea...
But it ended up being a video that had so much more meaning
Which is why this song and video is dedicated to her
Megan, her choir director, said that she was the kind of girl who would go around the school
Singing and not caring what people thought about her, and, you know
I can't respect people like that enough
You know, people that just don't care what people think about them and...
You know she... she passed at a really young age, suddenly, and...
That took me... you know...
Well past I was 30 until I could, I could get to the point in my life where
I could just sing and just not care what people thought about me, and you know...
I don't know... people like that need to be celebrated so...
I'm so happy that her choir got to be part of this and I reached out to another one
Of my friends from the a capella group that I founded at the University of Oregon
Who was the choir director at both... 2 different schools in Eugene, the town I live in
Churchill and North Eugene, and we got to make this video
So, I really hope you guys enjoyed it, I hope you got goosebumps when
The last scene comes in and you can see everyone on the risers...
It's just a special song
This song couldn't have been made without the support of my Patrons at Patreon
And if you guys would like to learn more about that, I really encourage you
To click through and check out Patreon I have a link down below as well
Please pass this on to... anyone you love It would mean the world to me
And... yeah... celebrate life, and love, and don't take any moments for granted
To many people spend life focusing on disappointment and fear and hate
Especially this time of year
Just celebrate love and celebrate your life and tell those around you that you love them
Love you guys, music coming all the time Peace!