My bedroom looks the same But that is not how it feels I guess the dog is now dead My little sister, in heels She drives her own car Now wears a ring in her nose Mom and dad play pretend But it's over and we know This was a home once Now the ceilings falling, I feel the rain This was a home once With so much love comes so much pain My mother's face is like stone My father comes and he goes And our neighbours now they moved away to Mexico And reality comes once I'm finally here Son, I've been waiting for this moment for thirteen years This was a home once Can I say something to change your mind? This was a home once All these years go by and I've been blind And as one chapter ends another chapter begins Now my life revolves around cliches I hated as a kid My sister's still young, I hate to see her face blue Though we can't control the rest one thing will always be true This was a home once Where we found our way to the golden age This was a home once Where my life begun, where life moves on This was a home once This was a home once This was a home once This was a home once This was a home once This was a home once