This Was A Home Once

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[Verse 1]

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My bedroom looks the same
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But that is not how it feels
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I guess the dog is now dead
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My little sister, in heels
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She drives her own car now
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Wears a ring in her nose
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Mom and dad play pretend
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But it's over and we know


[Chorus]

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This was a home once
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Now the ceiling's falling, I feel the rain
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This was a home once
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With so much love comes so much pain


[Verse 2]

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My mother's face is like stone
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My father comes and he goes
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And our neighbors now they moved away to Mexico
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Reality comes once I finally hear
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"Son I've been waiting for this moment for 13 years"


[Chorus]

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This was a home once
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Can I say something to change your mind?
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This was a home once
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All these years go by and I've been blind


[Bridge]

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And as one chapter ends another chapter begins
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Now my life revolves around cliches I hated as a kid
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My sister's still young, I hate to see her face blue
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Though we can't control the rest one thing will always be true


[Chorus]

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This was a home once
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Where we found our way, oh the golden days
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This was a home once
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Where my life begun, where life moves on
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This was a home once
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This was a home once
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This was a home once (Was a home, it was a home once)
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This was a home once (Was a home, it was a home once, oh!)
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This was a home once
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This was a home once