Thursday, March 21, 2013

Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.

I think of you and I'm not afraid.
Your favorite records make me feel better,
'Cause you sing along with every song.
I know you didn't mean to give them to me.
But you went away,
How dare you?
I miss you.

They say I'll be okay,But I'm not going to ever get over you.
It really sinks in, you know,
When I see it in stone


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I know they say you can't 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 hand prints on the front steps are mine

Up those stairs in that little back bedroomIs 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 it's 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" magazine
Plans were drawn and 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 it's 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 it's 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