Almost Home ( Craig Morgan song ) - wikipedia Almost Home ( Craig Morgan song ) `` Almost Home '' Single by Craig Morgan from the album I Love It Released November 4, 2002 Format CD single Genre Country Length 4 : 48 Label Broken Bow Songwriter ( s ) Craig Morgan Kerry Kurt Phillips Producer ( s ) Craig Morgan Phil O'Donnell Craig Morgan singles chronology `` God, Family and Country '' ( 2002 ) `` Almost Home '' ( 2002 ) `` Every Friday Afternoon '' ( 2003 ) `` God, Family and Country '' ( 2002 ) `` Almost Home '' ( 2002 ) `` Every Friday Afternoon '' ( 2003 ) `` Almost Home '' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Craig Morgan. It was released in November 2002 the second single from his album I Love It. The song was Morgan 's first Top 10 hit on the U.S. country music charts. In addition, the song earned him a `` Song of the Year '' award from BMI, and a Songwriter 's Achievement Award from the Nashville Songwriters ' Association International. The song was written by Morgan and Kerry Kurt Phillips. Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Chart positions 3.1 Year - end charts 4 References 5 External links Content The song is a mid-tempo mostly backed by acoustic guitar. It tells of the singer 's encounter with an old, homeless man who is sleeping behind a trash can on a cold winter day. Presuming that the homeless man may be dead, the singer then rouses him. Upon being awakened, the homeless man says that he is `` almost home '', and then lists off the activities that he had been doing in his dream. The narrator then offers to drive the old man to a shelter, but the old man refuses. According to songwriter Kerry Kurt Phillips, the homeless man 's explanation that he is `` almost home '' is intentionally open - ended, and can mean that the man had almost reached home in his dream, or that he is about to die and go to Heaven : `` A lot of people ask me if the guy almost died (... ) was he dying or dreaming ? It 's funny how people have different interpretations. That 's the neat thing about a song, and I think understatement is the key to a good song... leaving enough room for the listener to draw their own conclusion (... ) so I never answer them on that. I guess it 's up to the listener. '' Critical reception Chuck Taylor of Billboard gave the song a positive review and wrote, `` Always an affecting vocalist, Morgan gives a sensitive, nuanced performance of the poignant lyric. The song is sure to stir emotions and should be a welcome addition to playlists. '' Chart positions During its run, `` Almost Home '' fell from the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts starting with the chart dated for March 8, 2003 after a peak of No. 33, as the song had decreased in airplay, was below No. 20, and was more than 20 weeks old, then the publication 's policy for moving a song into recurrent rotation. After its removal, it began to increase in airplay over the next three weeks, so it was restored to that chart in the No. 25 position starting with the March 29 publication. The song ultimately peaked at No. 6. Chart ( 2002 -- 2003 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 59 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 6 Year - end charts Chart ( 2003 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 42 References Jump up ^ Gilbert, Calvin ( 2003 - 06 - 23 ). `` Craig Morgan Beats The Odds With `` Almost Home '' ``. Retrieved 2007 - 12 - 30. Jump up ^ Music Row Awards Herald ' Almost Home ' Jump up ^ BMI.com Craig Morgan Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ D.E.P., and Chuck Taylor. `` Almost Home ( Music release ). '' Billboard 114.46 ( 2002 ) : 26. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 7 June 2011. Jump up ^ `` Singles Minded ''. Billboard : 55. March 29, 2003. Jump up ^ `` Craig Morgan Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Craig Morgan Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2003 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012. External links Lyrics at Yahoo ! Music Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Craig Morgan Studio albums Craig Morgan I Love It My Kind of Livin ' Little Bit of Life That 's Why This Ole Boy A Whole Lot More to Me Compilations Greatest Hits The Journey ( Livin ' Hits ) Notable singles `` Something to Write Home About '' `` Almost Home '' `` Every Friday Afternoon '' `` Look at Us '' `` That 's What I Love About Sunday '' `` Redneck Yacht Club '' `` I Got You '' `` Little Bit of Life '' `` Tough '' `` International Harvester '' `` Love Remembers '' `` God Must Really Love Me '' `` Bonfire '' `` This Ai n't Nothin ' '' `` This Ole Boy '' `` More Trucks Than Cars '' `` Wake Up Lovin ' You '' Related articles Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Almost_Home_(Craig_Morgan_song)&oldid=835522724 '' Categories : 2002 singles 2002 songs Craig Morgan songs Broken Bow Records singles Songs written by Craig Morgan Songs written by Kerry Kurt Phillips Songs about homelessness Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 9 April 2018, at 05 : 31 ( UTC ). 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Question: who sings the country song i was almost home
Answer: Craig Morgan