Songs About Returning Home

Updated April 1, 2024

Have you heard all of these Songs About Returning Home? We guarantee you'll find some new tunes. Here are 24 of the best ones.

Drive By by Train

From the album, California 37, released on April 17, 2012

The song "Drive By" by Train is about a young man who is in love with a girl who is in love with someone else. The young man is driving by her house when he sees her with another man and he is heartbroken. He decides to drive away and never come back. The song was produced by Greg Kurstin and written by Pat Monahan, Esme Patterson, and Marv Green. It was released in 2012 as the first single from the band's sixth studio album, California 37.

Counting Stars by OneRepublic

From the album, Native, released on January 1, 2014

"Counting Stars" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic from their third studio album, Native (2013). The song was written by lead singer Ryan Tedder, and produced by Tedder and Noel Zancanella. It was released to digital retailers on June 14, 2013, as the album's fourth single. "Counting Stars" is a mid-tempo song with a folk-pop sound. The song's lyrics are about a person who is struggling to make ends meet and is counting stars in hopes of finding a better life. The song's production features a simple piano melody, percussion, and a "thumping" bass. The song was a commercial success, peaking at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the band's highest-charting single in the US. It also peaked at number one in thirteen other countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

From the album, Up from Below, released on July 14, 2009

"Home" is a song by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros off of their 2009 self-titled album. It was co-written by Alex Ebert and producer Aaron Embry. The song has an energetic, upbeat folk-rock style with horns, handclaps, and a choir creating a lively atmosphere. The lyrics discuss the idea of home being a state of mind and a place of peace and joy, with the chorus repeating the line, "Home, let me come home." The song was featured on the soundtrack for the 2010 film, Eat Pray Love.

Homeward Bound by Simon & Garfunkel

From the album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme, released on October 10, 1966

"Homeward Bound" is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon and was released in 1966 as the second single from their album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. Musically, the song is an acoustic folk ballad with a strong beat. The lyrics tell the story of a traveler's longing for home and his sense of being disconnected from the world around him. The song was produced by Bob Johnston, who was also responsible for the production of the duo's hit album Sounds of Silence. It features Paul Simon on vocals and acoustic guitar, Art Garfunkel on vocals, and Fred Carter Jr. playing electric guitar.

Gone, Gone, Gone by Phillip Phillips

From the album, The World From The Side Of The Moon (Deluxe), released on January 1, 2013

"Gone, Gone, Gone" is a song by American singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips. It was released as the third single from his debut studio album, The World from the Side of the Moon (2012). The song was written by Drew Pearson and Greg Holden, and produced by Gregg Wattenberg and Derek Fuhrmann. The song is a mid-tempo ballad with folk and rock influences. It was described as having a "stripped-down, acoustic sound" and featuring "haunting, melancholic lyrics". The song's lyrics describe a man's feelings of loneliness and regret as he reflects on a past relationship. Phillips performed the song on the eleventh season of the American Idol in 2012. The music video for the song was released in March 2013, and was directed by Philip Andelman.