Sheldon Harnick - Far From the Home I Love lyrics

Far From The Home I Love How can I hope to make you understand Why I do what I do Why I must travel to a distant land Far from the home I love Once I was happily content to be As I was, where I was Close to the people who are close to me Here in the home I love Who could see that a man could come Who would change the shape of his dreams Helpless now I stand with him Watching older dreams grow dim Oh, what a melancholy choice this is Wanting home, wanting him Closing my heart to ev'ry hope but his Leaving the home I love There where my heart has settled long ago I must go, I must go, I must go Who could imagine I'd be wand'ring so Far from the home I love Yet there with my love, I'm home How can she think we wouldn't understand Why she does what she does Why she must travel to a distant land Far from the home she loves Once she was happily content to be As she was, where she was Safe in the bosom to her family Here in the home she loves Who could see that a man could come Who would change the shape of my dreams Helpless now she stands with him Watching older dreams grow dim Oh, what a melancholy choice this is Wanting home, wanting him Closing her heart to ev'ry hope but his Leaving the home she loves There where her heart has settled long ago She must go, she must go, she must go Who could imagine she'd be wand'ring so Far from the home she loves Yet there with her love, she's home