I know they say you cant go home again.
I just had to come back one last time.
Ma'am I know you don't
know me from Adam.
But these handprints on
the front steps are mine.
And up those stairs, in
that little back bedroom
is where I did my homework
and I learned to play guitar.
And I bet you didn't
know under that live oak
my favorite dog is buried in the yard.
I thought if I could touch
this place or feel it
this brokenness inside
me might start healing.
Out here its like I'm someone else,
I thought that maybe I could find myself
if I could just come
in I swear I'll leave.
Won't take nothing but a memory
from the house that built me.
Mama cut out pictures
of houses for years.
From 'Better Homes and
Garden' magazines.
Plans were drawn, concrete poured,
and nail by nail and board by board
Daddy gave life to mama's dream.
I thought if I could touch
this place or feel it
this brokenness inside
me might start healing.
Out here its like I'm someone else,
I thought that maybe
I could find myself.
If I could just come
in I swear I'll leave.
Won't take nothing but a memory
from the house that built me.
You leave home, you move on
and you do the best you can.
I got lost in this whole
world and forgot who I am.
I thought if I could touch
this place or feel it
this brokenness inside
me might start healing.
Out here its like I'm someone else,
I thought that maybe
I could find myself.
If I could walk around
I swear I'll leave.
Won't take nothing but a memory
from the house that built me.
