I see the light, across the bay I see the light, not far away And I hear music all around I'm getting close to Portland town So mother, won't you make my bed? I see the light of Portland Head I see the light, I'm coming 'round I'm coming home, to Portland town Some years ago, out on my own I set a course for parts unknown Leaving behind old friend and foe Needing to find what I've come to know As I watch the islands fade away And bid farewell to Casco Bay Though it's been years and years since then My heart has brought me home again I see the light, across the bay I see the light, not far away And I hear music all around I'm getting close to Portland town So mother, won't you make my bed? I see the light of Portland Head I see the light, I'm coming 'round I'm coming home, to Portland town Of all the places I could go She's still the fairest port I know She works the sea, and tills the farms And holds her children in her arms No place to go, no prouder past Here comes the future full at last Here comes that beacon 'cross the sky And when I hold my head up high I see the light, across the bay I see the light, not far away And I hear music all around I'm getting close to Portland town So mother, won't you make my bed? I see the light of Portland Head I see the light, I'm coming 'round I'm coming home, to Portland town I see the light across the bay I see the light, not far away And I hear music all around I'm getting close to Portland town So mother, won't you make my bed? I see the light of Portland Head I see the light, I'm coming 'round I'm coming home, to Portland town I'm coming home... To Portland town