Home Grown - Michelle Malone

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