Dougie MacLean - Caledonia

LYRICS

I don't know if you can see
the changes that have come over me
in these last few days I've been afraid
that I might drift away
so I've been telling old stories, singing songs
that make me think about where I came from
and that's the reason why I seem
so far away today

CHORUS:
Ah but let me tell you that I love you
and I think about you all the time
Caledonia you're calling me
and now I'm going home ...
But if I should become a stranger
you know that it would make me more than sad:
Caledonia's been everything I've ever had

I have moved and kept on moving
proved the points that I needed proving
lost the friends that I needed losing
found others on the way
Oh and I have tried, and kept on trying
stolen dreams, yes there's no denying
I have travelled hard,
with conscience flying
somewhere in the wind

CHORUS:
Ah but let me tell you that I love you
and I think about you all the time
Caledonia you're calling me
and now I'm going home ...
But if I should become a stranger
you know that it would make me more than sad:
Caledonia's been everything I've ever had

Now I'm sitting here before the fire
the empty room, the forest choir
the flames that couldn't get any higher
they've withered, now they've gone
but I'm steady thinking, my way is clear
and I know what I will do tomorrow
the hands have shaken and the kisses flow
now I will disappear

CHORUS:
Ah but let me tell you that I love you
and I think about you all the time
Caledonia you're calling me
and now I'm going home ...
But if I should become a stranger
you know that it would make me more than sad:
Caledonia's been everything I've ever had

[allowayfreestate]

Every once in a while when I go quiet inside, I Ithink of this song, makes me think of who I am, my Mum and my Dad and my Aunts and Uncles and my much loved, missed and rspected Gran and Papa. They've gone before me. I miss them so very much, there's no days when I don't think of them. I am grateful that I had them and my Mother Scotland and all that comes with her good and bad (the rain)
Scotland is not the greatest nation on earth and no nation is, but she's my nation and my home and I love her and I'm happy to be her son. Thanks Dougie.

[laniph]

Marvellous song and artist 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. I remember I first heard Dougie in a wee shop in the isle of Skye 10 years ago and the owner showed me the cd he was listening to ❤.

[MegaJacko]

You can take a scot's heart out of Scotland, but you can never take Scotland out of a scot's heart ❤ 🦄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[dlittlester]

How many likes can I give? I've listened to this many times. Love it.

[fionashering]

Rings a chord with every Scot living abroad!!!

[carlygunn]

Beautiful..my funeral song..take my bones home x 💟

[garryreise]

Probably the most wonderful song ever played! Love it! Makes me proud to be a scottsman

[nightsounds]

I'm a Scot that lives in England and this song man it hits hard.

[GladiatorORN]

I've been looking for this song for ages! I finally found it, thank you

[marion]

Some day I will go home 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💕💕

[davidmcpherson]

Make me feel so happy to hear this beautiful song when I am out ofthecountry

[lelaa]

This song destroys me reminds me of my old papa and my lovely dog who's passed x

[chandraparajuli]

Thank you for such a beautiful song, music, vocal, lyrics and everything . This song touched my heart and soul and I hope it does the same to everyone. Thank you again for presenting such a beautiful song ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[MrVonkliest]

A few weeks ago I left my adopted home in Alaska and I listened to this song almost nonstop from Fairbanks to Beaver Creek, BC. This song has gone down in the annals of my life as one of the bookends on a period of time that I didn’t want to end.

[jamiemck]

Make you proud to be Scottish love it!! :D

[AJ_Nicholas]

Fantastic quality! Great words and melody. Keep rocking.

[PikachuGamer-wkqo]

I love it so much am listened to my teach she have listened when she was little at school!!! She have sing to all of us we all love

[alasdairconnell]

High time this was adopted as our “event” anthem. Imagine 70000 at Murrayfield or
50000 at Hamden. We’d drown in tears of joy.

[Therealtocagirl]

Omg I love this song in school we sang this to siman harris

[liza]

sometimes i play this just to feel something