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Simple House

by Jordan Eberlein

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I was about to move to Nashville so I tried my hand at writing the kind of songs that tell stories - country songs. I wrote it while at my parent's home in the farmland of northern Maryland.

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A busted shutter, faded porch, a tire swing in the shade
We'd play pirates on the pond, drinking lemonade
And over past the cornfield, where my dad was laid
This is simple house is all he left, this simple house he made

Those summer nights, the sun would set and we'd both fill our sheets
You'd meet me over by the swing in your cold bare feet
And gazing in each other's eyes, we both agreed
This simple house was just enough, it was all we'd ever need

Our names carved in the tree trunk, that smell of country air
The only light's from fire flies in the middle of nowhere
It's a simple house not built for show but no matter what it's where I'll go

Watching the leaves fall on my porch, I'd wait for you
You traded your blue jeans for some high heels and new tattoo
And this simple house you said you'd never leave looked tiny through
Your rearview mirror driving from this simple house you knew

Our names carved in the tree trunk, that smell of country air
The only light's from fire flies in the middle of nowhere
It's a simple house not built for show but no matter what it's where I'll go

Oh I wish I had the dreams that you do
I'd hop on a train for the city life beside you
But the car alarms and crowded streets would prove
That this simple house my daddy made, this simple house will do

I fixed the shutter, stained the porch, the door's brand new
I bought some new rope for the tire swing too
I put some flowers by the road in case you're passing through
Cause this simple man waits patiently in a simple house for you.

Our names carved in the tree trunk, that smell of country air
The only light's from fire flies in the middle of nowhere
It's a simple house not built for show but no matter what you're welcome home

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released March 10, 2017
Written by Jordan Eberlein
Produced by Casey Henderson

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