[Verse 1]
Clocked out with the dust still hanging on my boots
A paper cup of coffee and a pocket full of loose change
The sun leaned low across the county line
But every mile gets lighter when I know you’re on my mind
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve got your kitchen window waiting
And that old screen door swinging wide
[Chorus]
After a hard day’s work, I’m headed home to you
Through the red dirt backroads and the evening blue
Let the whole world keep on turning, I’ve got nothing left to prove
After a hard day’s work, I’m headed home to you
[Verse 2]
There’s a note beside the doorway in your quick familiar hand
Says supper’s on the table and you hope I’m home by eight
I can almost hear you laughing from the passenger seat
And the tired in my shoulders disappears beneath my feet
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve got your porch light waiting
And your hand reaching for mine
[Chorus]
After a hard day’s work, I’m headed home to you
Past the old red barn and the fields we’re driving through
Let the whole world keep on turning, I’ve got nothing left to prove
After a hard day’s work, I’m headed home to you
[Bridge]
Some days take everything I’ve got
Some nights the road feels long
But you turn four plain walls into
The only place I belong
[Final Chorus]
After a hard day’s work, I’m headed home to you
With a little dust on my jeans and a heart that’s coming through
Let the whole world keep on turning, I’ve got everything to lose
After a hard day’s work, I’m headed home to you
Yeah, after a hard day’s work, I’m headed home to you
[Outro]
Home to you
That’s where this tired heart goes