Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I set my work down slow
At the edge of evening light
The chair still knows my shape
By the window tonight
I hear Your name like rain
On the roof of my years
And every door I loved
Leads me through these tears
[Pre-Chorus]
If this road ends here
Then I will not fear
You have held my hands
All the way, all these years
[Chorus]
Called home tonight
Called home tonight
Hate to say goodbye
But I’m called home tonight
You gave me strength
You gave me hope
My children are the best of me
That’s the life I know
[Verse 2]
Their small hands in mine
Still burn in my chest
Every lesson I left them
I tried to do my best
If they look up and wonder
Where their old man went
Tell them I went on
With every blessing sent
[Pre-Chorus]
If this road ends here
Then I will not fear
You have held my hands
All the way, all these years
[Chorus]
Called home tonight
Called home tonight
Hate to say goodbye
But I’m called home tonight
You gave me strength
You gave me hope
My children are the best of me
That’s the life I know
[Bridge]
When the shadows gather
And my breath runs thin
I’ll trust the same mercy
That carried me in
If my name is called
I will rise and go
Into open arms
Where the river flows
[Final Chorus]
Called home tonight
Called home tonight
Hate to say goodbye
But I’m called home tonight
You gave me strength
You gave me hope
My children are the best of me
That’s the life I know
Called home tonight
Called home tonight
I’m not lost, I’m found
In the arms of God now
Details
GeneratedJul 17, 2026
Duration5:27
LanguageEnglish
Style
Folk ballad with solemn waltz feel, acoustic guitar and mandolin carrying a steady pulse while bassoon shadows the low end; verse stays sparse and intimate, pre-chorus lifts with suspended chords, chorus opens with a warm countermelody and subtle harmony stack. Solo bass vocal is front and close-mic, with a few doubled phrases on the hook, breathy room reverb, a mandolin tremolo swell into the chorus, and a soft bassoon turn between sections. Dusted, reverent mix with a hushed church-hall glow., acoustic
Credits
Prompt by
ProfBullmoose
ProfBullmooseModelAria v5.5
Prompt
Bassoon, acoustic guitar, mandolin. Solemn song about being called home to God. Solo Bass voice, my children are the best of me. Hate to say goodbye l. You gave me strength you gave me hope.
