[Verse] I drove by the old house just to see Where my shadow used to run free The porch still creaks like a tired old tune But the paint shines bright in the afternoon [Prechorus] Mom sold it when Dad was gone Said she needed the sun to carry on [Chorus] I used to think I’d buy it back someday Turn the clock to when we’d laugh and play But they’ve done a nice job I have to say It’s not my house But it’s okay [Verse 2] The swing’s gone now Replaced with a tree Where we once sat and dreamed endlessly The shutters are green Not faded and gray But the wind still whispers the same old way [Bridge] A stranger’s light in the window glows Their story blooms where our story froze And maybe that’s how life’s meant to be Roots growing in places we’ll never see [Chorus] I used to think I’d buy it back someday Turn the clock to when we’d laugh and play But they’ve done a nice job I have to say It’s not my house But it’s okay
