Story Behind The Song
I had to clean out and sell my parents' house after my mother passed away, which involved going through 50 years' worth of photos, letters, etc. The house was full of memories, and it was hard to let it go.
Song Description
3/4 country song with down-home feel, about the house I grew up in. Talks about memories of the house, now that it's not mine anymore
| Song Length |
2:42 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Non 4/4 |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Serene, Poignant |
Subject |
Home, Change |
| Similar Artists |
The Judds, Lucinda Williams |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
1. This old house isn?t really that old, just a year older than me.
Here?s where it all began, a woman and a man
Chasing the American Dream.
CHORUS
This old house, my shelter, my home
This old house, my blood, my flesh, my bones
Nothing lasts forever, but time stops whenever
I remember this old house.
2. We'd sit in the kitchen with the back door open,
feel the cool breeze cross the lawn
The trees in the backyard, the fence and the highway
will be there long after we?re gone
CHORUS
This old house, my shelter, my home
This old house, my blood, my flesh, my bones
Nothing lasts forever, but time stops whenever
I remember this old house.
Nothing lasts forever, but time stops whenever
I remember this old house.