Crack of dawn I hit the road, set my shoulders for the heavy load   Coffee leaking through the paper sack   The foreman says I'm late again, he can't stand it when I only grin   He's got me eight hours, she's got me after that   I can't wait 'til it's quittin' time   She got something cookin' for me tonight      She keeps the homefires burning   While I'm out earning a living in a world   That's known for its pouring rain   She keeps the homefires burning   Ooh and it's her warm loving that keeps me returning again   and again      Out of gas, just my luck, four bald tires on my pickup truck   No more credit on my credit card   When I come home and hit that door   I remember what these aching arms are for   She's my one light when the world goes dark   Tomorrow it's the same old grind   But she'll be burning in my mind      She keeps the homefires burning   While I'm out earning a living in a world   That's known for its pouring rain   She keeps the homefires burning   Ooh and it's her warm loving that keeps me returning again      She keeps the homefires burning   Ooh and it's her warm loving that keeps me returning again      Homefires burning   While I'm out earning a living in a world   She keeps the homefires burning   Ooh and it's her warm loving that keeps me returning again      She keeps the homefires burning   While I'm out earning a living in a world   That's known for its pouring rain