Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: gospel
Song Meaning of “Homesick To Go” by Mike Bowling
Mike Bowling’s song “Homesick to Go” speaks to a longing for home, but one that, due to circumstances, may never be realized. The protagonist of the song is in some kind of limbo—a place of unfulfilled desire and uncertain future. Throughout the song he reflects on the difficulties of life and his own journey to this state of being, one of futility and restlessness. He is homesick, yet he can’t return home—the yearning for the peace and contentment of being “home” only leaves him in a state of unrest.
The chorus of the song speaks to the painful irony of his situation. He has a yearning for home but can’t turn back and, instead, is “homesick to go,” to move forward to an unfamiliar place and state of being. He’s aware that this life of uncertainty has become his new reality, his new home.
The protagonist is left with feelings of melancholy and a sense of loss, along with a hope and belief that, somewhere within himself, he will find the courage to forge ahead. By the end of the song, he has come to terms with the fact that although he may never return to his original home, he can still carry a piece of it with him as he moves forward.