The House That Built Me

I know they say, "you can't go home again"
I just had to come back one last time
Meanwhile I knew, that you don't know me from Adam
But these handprints on the front steps are mine
Hope 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 lab 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 am 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 use
From better homes and guardian magazines
Plans were drawn on concrete boards,
Nail by nail, and board by board
Daddy gave life to mama's dreams
I thought if I could touch this place or feel it
This brokenness inside me might start healing
Out here it's like am 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 did the best you can
I'd got lost in this whole world if I got who I am
I though if I could touch this place or feel it
This brokenness inside me might start healing
Out here it's like am 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
From the house that built me