How do you say goodbye
To the only place you've ever known
Where you both grew up as a kid
And also learned to make it on your own?
How do you say goodbye
To the walls that hold the past
When you learned about core values
And traditions you pray will last?
How do you say goodbye
To the house you always knew
Where you had your friends over
When there was nothing else to do?
How do you say goodbye
To your 'old man's' old house
Where he taught you how to catch
And taught you not to be a louse!
How do you say goodbye
To the place your momma taught you to love
Where nothing like Mom's cooking
Made you think of Heaven above?
How do you say goodbye
To the house that held the rounds
Of the best of fights between brothers
With whom nobody else could mess around?
How do you say goodbye
To the place you learned to follow rules
And learned to hate homework
And pray for snow days home from school?
How do you say goodbye
To the place you brought a girl
And hoped they liked Mom and Dad
Even when they wrecked your world?
How do you say goodbye
With teardrops in your eyes
To the home your parents made...
When memories always fade?
There's no answer to the question
But in our minds... at least there's an entire tome -
And we can make sure to tell our kids
That we once knew the perfect home.
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Thanks be to God, for this home I knew and loved. My dad's hard work in business, my mom's hard work in education, my parents' hard work and values used to raise us, and my parents' faith in God... helped this place become a home. To most people, it's just a house, but to me and my brothers and parents, it was so much more. I will treasure the memories - forever!
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