Put a light in the window, gather others, coming home
Set a meal on the table, your brother's coming home
He'll be tired and weary after all these years alone
He's coming home, your brother's coming home
Coming home to a place he's never been
Coming home to a land he's never seen
Coming home to a family he has never known
All Jock Tamson's bairns are coming home
Take the folks from the door, your sister's coming home
Open wide your arms, your sister's coming home
Don't leave her standing there, after all the pain she's known
She's coming home, your sister's coming home
He's been angry and afraid, your father's coming home
He's been ousted at the grade, your father's coming home
And put out the act of kindness, to be the hope in stone
He's coming home, your father's coming home
Coming home to a place he's never been
Coming home to a land he's never seen
Coming home to a family he has never known
All Jock Tamson's bairns are coming home
Bring her in from the cold, your mother's coming home
Sit her down by the fire, your mother's coming home
Make her warm, make her welcome before the chance is gone
She's coming home, your mother's coming home
From Iraq and Zimbabwe, your family's coming home
And from Turkey and Somalia, your family's coming home
Seeking beds, seeking refuge that they have never known
They're coming home, your family's coming home
Coming home to a place they've never been
Coming home to a land they've never seen
Coming home to a family they have never known
All Jock Tamson's bairns are coming home
Coming home to a place they've never been
Coming home to a land they've never seen
Coming home to a family they have never known
All Jock Tamson's bairns are coming home
All Jock Tamson's bairns are coming home