[00:00.651](v1a)[00:09.094]I say good morning to only me[00:13.207]Around books as far as the eye can see[00:17.291]Close the blinds, this is all I need[00:21.508]Just my mind and the ability to read[00:25.383](v1b)[00:26.032]This was a life that I once led[00:30.149]Their words covered by the pages I read[00:34.257]"This is it, no way can I be more content”[00:38.468]Is what I thought right before I was sent[00:41.827](pre-chorus 1)[00:42.913]Far away, wanting to be alone[00:45.810]To a place I’d never thought i’d call home[00:50.348]Now, under warm blue skies or cold winter starts,[00:54.654]I know that home is where my friends are[00:57.820](v2a)[01:23.347]I say good morning to my friends[01:27.510]My smile meets worried faces again[01:31.598]Don’t you fret, 'cause I’m here to help all the way[01:35.907]Later on, we'll learn something new today[01:39.692](v2b)[01:40.253]So much I would miss when I would reflect[01:44.632]Life is full of things you’ll never expect[01:48.529]Like when I thought friendship would not help me through[01:52.887]Now I know the opposite is true[01:56.416](pre-chorus 2)[01:57.119]Honesty, kindness, loyalty[02:01.005]Laughter and generosity[02:05.205]Met to make magic, kindled by the spark[02:08.704]That’s when I knew who my friends are[02:12.184](chorus)[02:13.055]Now I know that when it feels like the end[02:17.316]When the nightmares feel like they aren't pretend[02:22.147]You're never alone and home isn’t too far[02:26.031]Because home is where our friends are[02:29.207](guitar solo)[02:48.099](bridge)[02:55.547]There were times where I’ve been pushed to the edge[03:00.307]And never wanted to go back again[03:04.812](repeat chorus)[03:06.160]Now I know that when it feels like the end[03:10.529]When the nightmares feel like they aren't pretend[03:15.193]You're never alone and home isn’t too far[03:19.034]Because home is where our friends are[03:22.697](outro)[03:23.882]Home is where my friends are