Built a House

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Paper rings and folded sheets Counting pennies in the kitchen street We were nineteen with a mountain to climb Trading all our tomorrows for a single sign The ink was wet on the wedding license line While the world outside was moving by [Chorus] Oh, we built a house before the walls were strong Singing every word to an unfinished song Growing up together in the middle of the storm Learning how to weather it, learning how to form Young hearts, heavy hands, tying up the thread Walking down a road where the angels fear to tread [Verse 2] Silver frames and a borrowed car Looking at the ceiling from a wishing star Everybody told us that the seasons change Trying to remember what it's like to be strange To be twenty-one and carrying the weight of years Trading midnight laughter for the quiet tears [Chorus] Oh, we built a house before the walls were strong Singing every word to an unfinished song Growing up together in the middle of the storm Learning how to weather it, learning how to form Young hearts, heavy hands, tying up the thread Walking down a road where the angels fear to tread [Bridge] And the photographs are yellowing upon the wall Of the kids who swore they never felt the fall Did we rush the morning just to see the dawn? Or was this the only way to carry on? [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Oh, we built a house before the walls were strong Singing every word to an unfinished song Growing up together in the middle of the storm Learning how to weather it, learning how to form Young hearts, heavy hands, tying up the thread Walking down a road where the angels fear to tread [Outro] Still learning how to bloom In a crowded room Just you and I Underneath the early sky [Fade Out]