Lyrics Home Grown - Michelle Malone

Home Grown

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