Michelle Malone — Home Grown lyrics

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Home Grown
(written by Michelle Malone (c)1999 Strange Bird Songs/Ensign Music/ASCAP)
I been sitting in this apartment feels like for thirteen years. Since I was
back in college just a few short miles from here. My future was bright and
shiny I had wings upon my feet. And I didn t give a damn about anybody else but
me
This is home apartment number 8. This is home won t you sit down in the shade?
The garden s all grown over, and the neighbors come and go. But Chris has lived
across the street for 7 years or so. Now the plaster s peeling from the walls,
and the ceiling s got some leaks. I can walk through here with my eyes closed
and still avoid the creaks
This is home where the best plans have been laid. This is home where I grew up
much too late. Will you lay down beside me before it gets too late.
And let me welcome you into my home
I ve been sitting in this apartment waiting for my ship to sail.
But the canvas started rotting through and there s rust upon the rail.
Back when I dropped my anchor I didn t know it d be so long before I d saved
up enough cash to pack up and move on
How many times can I promise myself that everything turns for the best?
How many years can a woman pretend she deserves just what she gets?
But this is home where I ve learned from my mistakes. This is home where my
dreams began to fade. Won t you lay down beside me before it gets too late.
And let me welcome you into my home