• "Returning Home" was intended to be a sequel to "Silver Lights" from Hagar's first album
Nine on a Ten Scale. Whereas "Silver Lights" was a story about aliens taking humans from Earth, "Returning Home" tells the story of the humans' return trip. Hagar said that it could also apply to a tale that his future self might tell a child at that time. • "Standin' at the Same Old Crossroads" was released in an extended version on the "Give to Live" single. • "Privacy" was inspired by several run-ins that Hagar had with the
California Highway Patrol while driving in his car with black-tinted windows. While court challenges would always be resolved in Hagar's favor, the law could not prevent the police from repeatedly pulling him over and giving him tickets. • "Eagles Fly" was demoed with three other songs as a follow-up to Hagar's
VOA album before joining Van Halen. When they had almost finished recording
5150 and "
Dreams" had not yet been written,
5150s producer,
Mick Jones, suggested that the band needed another song. Hagar presented "Eagles Fly" to the band acoustically, which was rejected as being too folksy. The band later joined Hagar performing the song live on their 1993 and 1995 tours. The song's lyrics deal with the level of consciousness immediately after birth, where humans are aware of all that is and all that was. ==Track listing==