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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills
Performer
Take 6
Take 6
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charlie Smalles
Charlie Smalles
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nick Martinelli
Nick Martinelli
Producer
Bruce Weeden
Bruce Weeden
Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
When I think of home, I think of a resting place
A place where there's peace, quiet and serenity
And that's where some of my friends have gone
Friends who have traveled with me
Through my wonderful experience in Oz
A journey I'll never forget
[Verse 1]
When I think of home, I think of a place
Where there's love overflowing
I wish I was home, I wish I was back there
With the things I've been knowing
[Bridge]
Wind that makes the tall grass bend into lean
Suddenly, the raindrops that fall, they have a meaning
Sprinkling the scene, makes it all clean
[Verse 2]
(When I think of home) Maybe there's a chance for me to go back
Now that I have some direction
(Maybe there's a chance I'll get home) It sure would be nice to be back
At home, where there's love and affection
[Bridge]
And just maybe, I can convince time to slow up
Givin' me enough time, ooh, in my life to grow up
Time, be my friend, and let me start again
[Verse 3]
Suddenly, my world's gone and changed its fate
And I still know where I'm going
I have had my mind spun around in space and yeah
Watched it growing
[Bridge]
And oh, if you're listenin', God, please don't make it hard
To know if we should believe the things that we see
And tell us, should we try and stay, or should we run away? (Should we run away?)
Or will it be better just to let things, let them be?
[Bridge]
Oh, livin' here in this brand new world might be a fantasy
But it's taught me to love, oh yeah
So it's real, it's so real, it's real to me
And I've learned that we must look inside our hearts to find
A world full of love like yours, like mine
[Outro]
Like home
Like, like home
(When I think of home) My friends smilin' down on me
Givin' me their energy, oh
(When I think of home) I think of a peaceful world and joy all around me, yeah
(When I think of home) And love we share can never, never ever be taken away from me, yeah, yeah, yeah
(When I think of home) I just sit down and think, it gets all down in my bones, oh yeah
(When I think of home) I can hear my friends tellin' me
Stephanie, please sing my song
I wanna sing, I wanna shout, I wanna tell you what it's all about
Yeah, yeah
Written by: Charlie Smalls, Nickolas Ashford, Quincy Jones, Valerie Simpson
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