The House That Built Me

I know they say you cant go home again
I just had to come back one last time
Maam, I know you dont know me from Adam
But these hand prints 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 didnt know underneath 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 Im someone else
I thought that maybe I could find myself
If I could just come in, I swear Ill leave
Wont 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 and concrete poured
Nail-by-nail and board-by-board
But once the kids were grown, it was just too much for me

I thought if I could touch this place or feel it
This brokenness inside me might start healing
Out here its like Im someone else
I thought that maybe I could find myself again
If I could just come in, I swear Ill leave
I wont take nothing but a memory
From the house that built me
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

I thought if I could touch this place or feel it
This brokenness inside me might start healing
Out here its like Im someone else
I thought that maybe I could find myself
Maam, if I could walk around, I swear Ill leave
Wont take nothing but a memory
From the house that built me