The House That Built Me

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DECEMBER 3, 2009 9:21AM

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Allen Shamblin, writer of "The House That Built Me".

And, Miranda Lambert, new country singer. She got first dibs on this wonderful song. What do you think?

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 I did my homework and I learned to play guitar
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 you
From Better Homes and Gardens magazine
Plans were drawn and concrete poured
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 and you move on and you do the best you can
I got lost in this old 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 just come in I swear I’ll leave
Won’t take nothing but a memory
From the house that built me

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Not sure that someone as young and cute as her would need repairing, but . . . I like the lyric, though.

AtHomePilgrim

December 03, 2009 11:14 AM

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Jesse Mitchell

December 03, 2009 11:31 AM

Yeah, poorsinner101 (does that mean you are teaching/or taking the beginning course?), I have been toooooo busy with a biiiig family and all that entails and tryin' to get some extra scratch together for Christmas. So, it doesn't leave much time for OS:)