Tear Down the House

Tear down the house

That I grew up in

I'll never be the same again

Take everything that I’ve collected

And throw it in a pile

Bulldoze the woods

That I ran through

Carry the pictures of me and you

I have no memory of who I once was

And I don't remember your name

Park the old car

That I love the best

(The) inspections due and it won’t pass the test

It’s funny how I have to put it to rest

And how one day…I will join it

I remember crying over you

And I don't mean like a couple of tears

And then I'm blue

I’m talkin’ about collapsing

And screaming at the moon

But I'm a better man

For having gone through it

Yes, I'm a better man

For having gone through…

Ever since I learned how to curse

I’ve been using those sorry old words

But, I’m talkin’ to these children

And I’m keeping it clean

I don’t need those words

To say what I mean

No, I don’t need those words

To say what I mean

Tear down the house

That I grew up in

I'll never be the same again

Take everything that I used to own

And burn it in a pile

And, bulldoze the woods

That I ran through

Carry the pictures of me and you

I have no memory of who I once was

And I don't remember your name