These walls don't sound familiar
Reflections that I've never met
January was so damn cold
That I can't feel my fingers just yet
Been buying myself a kingdom of things
It's a comfort that I've always known
It takes more than a fresh coat of paint on the walls
A lot of living turns a house to a home
I've been shoveling snow and breaking up ice
On the days when the sun heats the ground
There's a pain in my back that wasn't there a year ago
And I don't know where to buy a drink in this town
It's been taking me back to some teenage tears
Had a tough time when my family moved
And it takes the good times, takes the hard times
A lot of living turns a house to a home
I'm not sure why when your tire went flat
All of my fears overflowed
I kept imagining all kinds of terrible ways
For you to die there on the side of the road
But by your will or a way, we made it safe
And I wept in your arms in the kitchen that night
Cause it takes you, and it takes me and all the love that's in between
A lot of living turns a house to a home