You just can't help but sing along to "Green, Green Grass of Home" when it hits the airwaves. The song's wistful pull, stirring up images of home, is all the more poignant thanks to the ...

As the song unfolds, he encounters a guard and "a sad old padre" who will accompany him to his execution at dawn. The lyrics imply that he will eventually return to the "green, green grass of home".