I'm Coming Home

Annotation

The song "I'm Coming Home" (Bronze Records # 106) by Timmy Norman - nothing known about the label, artist, or year of release. This melancholic soul track does not specifically mention Vietnam. But the narrator tells the listener that "I'm out here in this hole and rain", as he sadly wondered how a man can make it in the world "when the army calls you". He really missed his sweetheart, asking her to "keep on waiting for me" because he will be home soon. It ended on a peace note, with the soldier hoping for day when "they'll be no war, no more".

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: I know its been hard while we've been apart / But you know I love you from the bottom of my heart / So keep on waiting for me, I'll make it up / Just you wait and see / Cause I'm coming home / They took me away from your love, a love that was so true / But how can a man make it when the army calls you / There will be times when the going will get rough / And I know they'll be times when everyday will be tough / You know I'm coming home / I'm out here in this hole and rain / Oh my aching heart is filled with such much pain / Wondering when they'll be no war, no more

About the artist

Timmy Norman was a soul singer who cut four sides for Bronze Records in the mid-1960s, all composed by Bobby Darnell, backed by The O'Jahs/Fabulous Odahs; "I'm Coming Home" (Bronze 106) is described by Sir Shambling's Deep Soul Heaven as a powerful "Soul of Vietnam" piece. He also cut "Let It All Hang Out" b/w "Roadside 75" (Sound Stage 7 45-2599, 1967) and recorded for Fame in 1973 as Tim Norman. [Source: Sir Shambling's Deep Soul Heaven; Discogs]

Themes

Soldier's Perspective · Draft

In collections

Draft Songs · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs · US Combat Perspective Songs [War Years]