The House That Built Me

Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me

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 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 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


*Miranda Lambert won four major awards at the recent Country Music Awards, surprising even the fans of Taylor Swift's and Lady Antebellum, perhaps?
Anyway, the name might not ring a bell, since she's not your typical darling pop princess or country rockstar with an attitude.
But this tune, this particular touching song released sometime last year if I'm not mistaken, touches the heart in a way that's bittersweet, even mellow. 
Read the lyrics, and if you've moved out from the place where you grew up in, then you can relate to the lyrics just as well.
For me, the time spent throughout my first 12 years of life was most memorable. Still remember my two lovely dogs that moved with us to the new place, though back then, we were not so taken in by the thought of having pets around in the house. Hence they roamed in a very small space at the back of the house. Which was sad, when they had only each other as company and I seldom even pet them, let alone play with them.
I will be going home very soon. And just like how it was 17 years ago, we might be on the brink of another moving houses saga. Things will get sentimental for sure ....

Do you have a place you can really call home?