On My Way Home Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I have been given
One moment from heaven
As I am walking
Surrounded by night
Stars high above me
Make a wish under moonlight

[Chorus]
On my way home
I remember
All the good days
On my way home
I remember
All the best days
I'm on my way home
I can remember
Every new day

[Verse 2]
I move in silence
With each step taken
Snow falling round me
Like angels in flight
Far in the distance
Is my wish under moonlight
[Chorus]
On my way home
I remember
All the good days
On my way home
I remember
All the best days
I'm on my way home
I can remember
Every new day

[Interlude]

[Chorus]
On my way home
I remember
All the good days
On my way home
I remember
All the best days
I'm on my way home
I can remember
Every new day

[Chorus]
On my way home
I remember
All the good days
On my way home
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up-up, Adieu
I remember
All the best days
I'm on my way home
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up-up, Adieu
I can remember
Every new day
[Interlude]
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up-up, Adieu

[Outro]
On my way home
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up-up, Adieu
I remember
All the good days
On my way home
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up-up, Adieu
I remember
All the good days
On my way home
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up-up, Adieu
I remember
All the good days

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11th and final track off her 1995 album The Memory of Trees.

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What did Enya say about "On My Way Home"?
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Lyricist Roma Ryan wrote about the song in the album’s promotional box:

The journey home. A clear, fresh evening, quiet, restful. Thoughts are comforting, memories are warm and sweet. The air is so still reflection comes easy. A gentle snow may cocoon us and can deaden the night sounds, The mind can dwell on the good things in life as, with each step, one joyful thought begets another. The journey home is filled with the anticipation and excitement of arrival – family, friends, those we love. The solitary path has more room for wishes, in that stillness, in that night, going home.

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Recorded At
Aigle Studios, Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
Release Date
November 22, 1996
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