Who says you can't go home?!

Living in the Highlands of Scotland, we are blessed to live in an area steeped in a history and culture that goes back 1000's of years! However, my heart belongs to hills, glens and coastlines of Argyll, the area I was raised in. And that's where I want to be, the place where folk do look on me as one of their own, and where I have a million miles of memories, that go back generations!! We live in hope!!!

Photos are by me (and my rickety tripod) and music is 'Who Says You Can't Go Home' by Bon Jovi.

Oh, and the Oban Chocolate Company really is my pot of gold ... great coffee and incredible chocolates! *********************

Lyrics:

I spent 20 years trying to get out of this place
I was looking for something I couldn't replace
I was running away from the only thing I've ever known
Like a blind dog without a bone
I was a gypsy lost in the twilight zone
I hijacked a rainbow and crashed into a pot of gold
I been there, done that and I ain't lookin' back on the seeds I've sown,
Saving dimes, spending too much time on the telephone
Who says you can't go home

[Chorus]
Who says you can't go home
There's only one place they call me one of their own
Just a hometown boy, born a rolling stone, who says you can't go home
Who says you can't go back, been all around the world and as a matter of fact
There's only one place left I want to go, who says you can't go home
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, its alright

I went as far as I could, I tried to find a new face
There isn't one of these lines that I would erase
I lived a million miles of memories on that road
With every step I take I know that I'm not alone
You take the home from the boy, but not the boy from his home
These are my streets, the only life I've ever known,
who says you can't go home

[Chorus]

I been there, done that and I ain't looking back
It's been a long long road
Feels like I never left, that's how the story goes

It doesn't matter where you are, it doesn't matter where you go
If it's a million miles aways or just a mile up the road
Take it in, take it with you when you go,
who says you can't go home

[Chorus]

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, its alright
Who says you can't go home [x2]

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[robmcginley]

25 years from now I'm hoping to be living a retired life in Oban, my soul always feels at ease when I visit.... nice pics...

[Citril1]

One year from now I hope to be back home!! Who says you cannae go home!

[superscotman]

Well i live in oban and i would NEVER move! AND YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK! :-) Scotland is the utmost beutiful place.

[Citril1]

Just watch me come back home!!! :)

[cuimhnichbasalpin]

Well done!

This brought back many lovely memories of my own trip to Oban & Mull back in Aug 2004. The Games and our Clan Dinner are my best memories. I loved walking along the sea-front in Oban.

We went all over and I had my son strapped to my chest in a "baby-bjorn" ;-)

[Citril1]

I hope you all return one day!

[2windsock]

Good ad for Oban - well done!

[ferrers88]

@robmcginley  my thoughts exactly...

[xxlexusxx]

oban is boring for teenagers and young aduklts!! nothing to do!!! sorry! but good video though!!

[jjferrit]

ah fab video. i spent valentines weekend last year in oban, unparelleled beauty the whole trip :) hae a safe trip back yourself!

[superscotman]

Will you be coming to the gathering ???

[Citril1]

Oh, I really appreciate that!

[Citril1]

Bless you! Thanks!