La canción habla sobre diferentes perspectivas de personas que están pasando por etapas de transición en sus vidas, viendo estas fases como un hogar temporal. Fue inspirada por varias historias personales, incluyendo el viaje de fe de la misma Carrie Underwood.
Tono: C
Introducción:
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Little boy, 6 years old
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A little too used to bein' alone
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Another new mom and dad, another school
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Another house that'll never be home
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When people ask him
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how he likes this place
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G
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He looks up and says with a smile upon his face
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This is my temporary home
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It's not where I belong
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Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
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G
This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going
Am
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I'm not afraid because I know
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this is my
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F
temporary home
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Young mom on her own
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She needs a little help got nowhere to go.
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She's lookin' for a job, lookin' for a way out
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Because a half-way house will never be a home
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At night she whispers
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to her baby girl:
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Someday we'll find a
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place here in this world
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This is our temporary home
G
It's not where we belong
Am
G
F
Windows and rooms that we're passin' through
C
G
This is just a stop, on the way to where we're going
Am
G
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I'm not afraid because I know
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this is our
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G
Am
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temporary home
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Old man, hospital bed
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The room is filled with people he loves
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And he whispers don't cry for me
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I'll see you all someday
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He looks up and says "I can see God's face."
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This is my temporary home
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It's not where I belong
Am
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Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
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G
This was just a stop, on the way to where I'm going