Mom's House

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You said it was temporary Just until you got it right Three years later, same excuses Same couch, same haunted night You wore a big-man story But you played that kid all day I watched the future get stuck At the edge of your driveway [Pre-Chorus] No keys in your own name No lines you could draw Your mama ran the whole place And you just watched it all I kept asking where we’re going You kept dodging the truth Every time I reached for forward You pulled us back to two [Chorus] Mom’s house, no growth Mom’s house, no growth You kept me in circles While you stayed where you’re told Mom’s house, no growth Mom’s house, no growth I needed a man who could rise Not a son still being controlled [Verse 2] You talked like a boss man But your pockets stayed thin Truck payment barely covered And the lights went dim Missing teeth, shaky mornings Same locked-up stare And I smelled old secrets Hanging heavy in the air Her pills in the medicine drawer Your games in your grin I wasn’t your partner I was the place you hid in [Pre-Chorus] No spine for a boundary No plan for a life You let her choose the weather You let her name your wife I kept asking for movement You gave me a pause A grown man living childhood With his hands on the controls [Chorus] Mom’s house, no growth Mom’s house, no growth You kept me in circles While you stayed where you’re told Mom’s house, no growth Mom’s house, no growth I needed a man who could rise Not a son still being controlled [Bridge] I saw the pattern Clear as day A house full of excuses And a heart that wouldn’t change You said “wait a little longer” I said “I waited enough” Love can’t build a future On a bed of borrowed stuff [Final Chorus] Mom’s house, no growth Mom’s house, no growth You kept me in circles While you stayed where you’re told Mom’s house, no growth Mom’s house, no growth I needed a man who could rise Not a son still being controlled [Outro] Temporary turned to forever And forever wasn’t mine I broke the loop, I left the porch I chose my own damn life