The road back
was never closed.
Scott DeClaire Jr. wrote Home from a place many people know well: wanting to do things his own way, then wondering whether he can still come back.
The story of the prodigal son has long stayed with Scott. He has said he relates to the younger son, the one who leaves and tries to prove himself. For years, Scott wrestled with the feeling that he needed to earn God's grace. His perfectionism could push him to serve with everything he had, but it also left him carrying guilt whenever he fell short.
That tension gives Home its shape. The song begins with wandering and shame. Then the picture changes: the father runs toward his returning child. The welcome comes before any attempt to make things right. Love meets him on the road.
By the end, “home” means more than a return from one difficult season. The song looks ahead to being with God beyond this life. Scott's message holds both truths together: the Father's arms are open now, and the journey is still leading somewhere.
It's a hopeful song for the person who has made mistakes, felt far away, or assumed they had to become worthy before returning. Scott's answer is the open door of grace.
