The prisons of my past, couldn't hold me I'm free at last.īreaking free from the burdens and mistakes of my past, I am finally liberated. I am so close to reaching my destination, I can practically taste it. My days of wandering and being lost are over, I am finally returning home. Realizing that I am missing out on love and companionship by being away from home. Thinkin' bout the life I'm leading, is needing love and love's back there at home. Longing for the love and comfort of my home and family. I remember warming by the fire, at Father's house, the food and how it tasted. Recalling the hardship and pain I endured in my past. Reflecting on my past mistakes and the time I wasted.Īnd I think about the many nights of hunger I spent out in the cold. When I look back to yesterday, and upon the many years I wasted. The song captures the essence of forgiveness, redemption, and unconditional love, as the son returns home and is welcomed back with open arms. The verse mentions the father's statements about killing the fatted calf and spreading the table for the celebration, as well as the preparation of the finest ring and robe to honor his returning child.

The father is overjoyed and has prepared a feast in celebration of the son's homecoming. The second verse of the song describes the father's reaction to his son's return.

The song's chorus repeats the phrase, 'It's over now,' emphasizing the narrator's final realization that his past is behind him, and that he is ready to return home. The narrator acknowledges that his life is in need of love and that it's back home. He thinks back to the warmth of his father's house, the food that was shared, and the love that he left behind. The lyrics are contemplative and full of regret, as the narrator remembers the many years he wasted and the hunger he endured. The song It's Over Now by Jimmy Swaggart is about the return of a man to his father's house after a life of wastage and troubles.

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