Greenville brought the gray skies
And it rained like it was springtime
The world, it bears a beauty on its back
I love the Carolinas
The Blue Ridge and the pines
But Tennessee is all I've ever had
'Cause somewhere in the suburbs
There's a little gravel drive
And a home with the heart of a mother
Just waiting there inside
Ooh, ooh-oh-ooh, ooh-oh-oh-ooh
She waits, she waits for us
Ooh, ooh-oh-ooh, ooh-oh-oh-ooh
♪
Each day we're out 'til midnight
I can picture the home on the hillside
I see her open door and open arms
Oh, and yearning is a holy thing
It's the imprint of eternity
A sense that there is somewhere we belong
'Cause somewhere in the suburbs
She is beckoning us home
And I can't help but love her
I'm a child she calls her own
Ooh, ooh-oh-ooh, ooh-oh-oh-ooh
She waits, she waits for us
Ooh, ooh-oh-ooh, ooh-oh-oh-ooh
♪
Ooh, yeah, she waits for us
♪
I heard about the pilgrims
When they journey to Jerusalem
And sang about that city far away
And deep inside this soul of mine
I ache to see those city lights
Feel that holy rest beyond the gate
'Cause somewhere there's a kingdom
With a door that's open wide
And a Father who's been waiting
For His child to come inside
And the kingdom's come along in the suburbs
In the home with the heart of a mother
'Cause she lives the love of the Father
Who waits for us
Ooh, ooh-oh-ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah
He waits, He waits for us
Ooh, ooh-oh-ooh, ooh-oh-oh-ooh
He waits, He waits for us
Ooh, ooh-oh-ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah
Yeah, He waits, she waits for us