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The Call
Connie Smith
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How does a homing pigeon know
His way back home along the route
A route that he has never ever flown
Is it because his mate is waiting there
That makes him beat his golden wings
Against the air until he's home
But he must go where his heart tells him
There is nothing else that he can do
He's heard the call, the comeback call
The call that always brings me back to you
It's nature's way, and the need is strong
It's the need to be in the place where you belong
What is the drive that drives a salmon
On to spawn her eggs along
The rivers and the streams where she was born
She fights the rapids, and she scorns
The rocks and snags that drag her down
And leave her graceful silver body torn
But she must go where her heart tells her
There is nothing else that she can do
She's heard the call, the comeback call
The call that always brings me back to you
It's nature's way, and the need is strong
It's the need to be in the place where you belong
Sometimes I say I'll stay away
From you to see if I can break
The magic spell that binds me to your side
Then nighttime falls, and something calls
And like a swallow heading back
To Capistrano, to your arms I'll fly
'Cause I must go where my heart tells me
There is nothing else that I can do
I've heard the call, the comeback call
The call that always brings me back to you