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This was the first song that began the upcoming collection of tunes that will comprise my 13th album release. I was challenged to write a pop song, which (to me) means memorable melodies and singable choruses. Good pop music is hard to write–seriously! From there, I wrote a whole album’s worth of what I qualify as the most “pop music” that I’ve ever created. Each piece features a different slant to the “pop” aim and this one calls out to jazz and R&B. I wrote the song after I’d returned from Canada to my adopted home of Beijing, China and was ruminating on what the concept of “home” truly means. Is it really even connected to geography? People have dictated my homing instincts throughout my life and this era is no exception. Now, I return to where my children are. A solid and loving partnership will do the same for me. Home is where the love is.

LYRICS

BE MY HOME

say what you want to say
without looking away
what you need to say to me
say what you really feel
it is all allowed
I promise you I will

stay if you want me to
without running away
if you need me to stay with you
just do what you got to do
it is all allowed
I promise you I will

tell me to go and I will go
tell me to go and I will leave
tell me to stay and I will stay
tell me to stay and I will be here

cuz y’know, y’know, y’know I wanna be with you
and if you, if you, if you don’t wanna be with me
then I know, I know, I know I gotta let you go free
but y’know, y’know, y’know I wanna be with you

play what you want to play
you’re not gettin’ away
with those games from your early days
just say what you really feel
it is all allowed
then meet me where it’s real

tell me to go and I will go
tell me to go and I will leave
tell me to stay and I will stay
tell me to stay and I will be here

cuz y’know, y’know, y’know I wanna be with you…

we don’t need no place that isn’t home
you could be my home
we don’t need no place that isn’t home
be my home, be my home, be my home

cuz y’know, y’know, y’know I wanna be with you…