美國鄉村樂天后［桃莉．芭頓］──鄉村／民謠抒情曲──［Welcome Home／歡迎回家］

With great anticipation he waited at the door
His only son was due from overseas
For months now hed been waitin since hed gone off to war
And his eyes were filled with tears of great relief

Welcome home, son
His loving arms held open and his heart so full of love
Welcome home, son
Ive been praying and been hoping and I never did give up

I knew that youd return to me
The place where you were meant to be
Rest now, for youve been gone too long
I heard him say as they embraced
Ive waited so long for this day
My son, my very own
Welcome home

But a dreary rain was falling while another soldier fell
And a mother wakes up cryin in the night
She thought shed heard him calling in that moment she could tell
Her only son had passed into the light

Welcome home, son
His loving arms held open and his heart so full of love
Welcome home, son
As Jesus stood there glowing, their hands reached out and touched

I knew that youd return to me
The place that you were meant to be
Rest now, for youve been gone too long
As they embraced, I heard him say
Ive waited so long for this day
My son, my very own
Welcome home

I think of all the families that have lost a darling one
I think how Jesus died for all our sins
And I think how much God loved us to send his only son
To live and die, and then to live again

Welcome home, son
I hear God saying when they nailed Christ to the cross that day
Welcome home, son
And when he sent his angels to roll that stone away

I knew that youd return to me
The place where you were meant to be
Rest now, for youve been gone too long
I hear God say as they embrace
Ive waited so long for this day
Well done, my faithful son
Welcome home

Welcome home
I hope to hear God sayin when its my time to go
Welcome home
While the angel band is playin and God comes to claim my soul
The angels will be singing and joybells will be ringing
Rejoicing Ill shout and sing along
When there are no more wars to fight
And were all children of the light
When the father and the Son
Say, welcome home

Welcome home
Welcome home
Welcome home
Welcome home.

２００３年１１月，５７歲半的美國鄉村樂天后桃莉．芭頓（Dolly Parton）推出第４０張大碟〔For God and Country／為了上帝與鄉村〕（Welk Music Group／Blue Eye Records 發行）

由芭頓，Kent Wells和Tony Smith共同製作，走鄉村／福音／美國愛國音樂，樂評褒貶不一．

這張專輯被認為是芭頓為應對2001年9月11日恐怖攻擊事件後果所做的音樂嘗試。專輯中收錄著名愛國歌曲的翻唱和芭頓的新原創歌曲。

芭頓在封面照片，照片中身著Robért Behar設計的服裝，擺出一副復古美國勞軍聯合組織海報的姿態。

大碟升到Billboard專輯榜＃１６７, 至今賣出８．７萬張（～2005.10）．

副榜──鄉村專輯榜＃２３，

首支單曲是［Welcome Home／歡迎回家］

由芭頓創作，被製作成一首鄉村／民謠抒情曲，

編曲簡單，芭頓以直白的唱腔詮釋，純淨自然，誠摯感人．

［Welcome Home］未入榜．

MV以美軍返家為題材，桃莉穿著美國國旗圖案的服裝與軍裝演唱．

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_VAJGovVYU

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25wRiKrCC9A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHYoLrfkbKc

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxvErzkRnPY