[Verse 1] The speakers I spent months saving for Are playing as I write. I still reach out and turn them up When the song comes through just right. An olive tub, a pink sink, Old wallpaper down the hall— From the first time I walked through here, I’ve loved it exactly as it is. Somebody chose this years ago; Their taste turned out like mine. I brought my music through the door And let the place come alive. [Chorus] Others reminisce; I get to live like this. Music spilling down the hall, I turn it up and settle in. I never wanted different, I wanted more of this. Nostalgia feels like home to me— It’s where I want to live. [Verse 2] My high-school GTO is here, Ready to burn rubber, waiting to jam gears. I turn the key and there it is— That same damn grin across the years. Those seventies bikes out in the garage Still make me stop along the way. Sometimes I go to fetch a wrench And lose a little of the day. A childhood friend calls up to talk; We’re laughing before we’re through. Half a story’s all it takes— He was there beside me, too. [Bridge] Up North was once a week or two, Then bags beside the door. I’d find a reason not to pack; I always wanted more. Now evening settles on the place Where I once begged to stay. The boy who hated leaving here Gets to wake up here today. [Final Chorus] Others reminisce; I get to live like this. Music spilling down the hall, Another day I’m glad is mine. I never wanted different, I wanted more of this. Nostalgia feels like home to me— It’s where I want to live. [Outro] I thought everybody wanted A little of their past brought near. Maybe that was only me. I’m happy with it here.
