The House That Built Me

Lyrics

[Verse 1] 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 handprints on the front steps are mine Up those stairs, in that little back bedroom Is where they did their homework and learned to play guitar And I bet you didn't know underneath that live oak My favorite dog is buried in the yard [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] I cut out pictures of houses for years From Better Homes and Garden magazines Plans were drawn and concrete poured Nail by nail and board by board But once the kids were grown, it was just too much for me [Chorus] 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 again If I could just come in, I swear I'll leave I won't take nothing but a memory From the house that built me [Bridge] They leave home, they move on, and you do the best you can I got lost in this ol' world and forgot who I am [Chorus] 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 Ma'am, if I could walk around, I swear I'll leave Won't take nothing but a memory From the house that built me