Home to Us

The place we used to live in, you could say it wasn't much But it was home to us And you could be forgiven if you thought that it was rough But it was home to us The roses in the yard began to wilt and then they turned to dust But it was home to us We didn't worry where the road was going to take us to There wasn't time to make a fuss 'cause that was all we knew The world around us wasn't safe, the place was falling down But it was my hometown, and it was home to us The lady on the hill was drinking brandy Eating caviar, the perfect host My mom was in the kitchen washing dishes in the sink And then she burned the toast The kids are in the alley playing Molotov 'til the sun goes down But that was my hometown, and it was home to us We didn't worry where the road was going to take us to There wasn't time to make a fuss 'cause that was all we knew The world around us wasn't safe (the place was falling down) But that was my hometown Yeah, yeah, yeah, and it was all I knew, 'cause it was home to us The place we used to play was in the middle of the street But it was home to us When the skies were gray, it didn't matter anyway But it was home to us The roses in the yard began to wilt, and then they turned to dust But it was home to us Yeah, it was home to us Yeah, yeah Yeah, it was home to us