Video When Im Called Home de Abbey Lincoln 2025 Lyrics Lyrics

Abbey Lincoln - When Im Called Home Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When I'm called home
I will bring a book
That tells of strange and funny turns
And of the heart it took
To keep on livin' in a world
That never was my own
A world of haunted memories
Of other worlds unknown
I'll tell them of the trouble here
When they call me home

[Verse 2]
When I'm called home
I will sing a song
And tell them of a beggar's life
Where everything goes wrong
Where everybody's hopes and dreams
Are shattered by the wind
I'll tell them of a ghostly world
Of us and they and him
I'll tell them how the shadows fall
When they call me home

[Tenor Saxophone Solo]
[Verse 3]
When I'm called home
I will tell the stars
Of the battles that were lost
In a world of wars
I will tell the rivers
Of the children lost at sea
Of how a soul is bartered
And what it costs a spirit free
Hallelujah, tell a story, oh
When they call me home
Hallelujah, tell my story, oh
When they call me home