Years grow shorter, not longer   The more you've been on your own   Feelin's for movin' grow stronger   So you wonder why you ever go home   Wonder why you ever go home      People are movin' so quickly   Humor's in need of repair   Same occupations and same obligations   They've really got nothin' to share   Like drivin' around with no spare      River gets deeper, not shallow   Further you move down the stream   Wonderin' if I can keep her   As I race to catch up with my dreams   How they shine and glitter and gleam      Years grow shorter, not longer   The more you've been on your own   Feelin's for movin' grow stronger   So you wonder why you ever go home   Wonder why you ever go home   You wonder why you ever go home