My Home Is In The Street
Written by Merle Haggard & Teresa Lane Haggard
Recorded by Merle Haggard
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[Intro]
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[Verse]
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No sir, I'm not homeless, my home is in the street
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I'm not some lonely person down there begging round your feet
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Somehow we stay warm and cozy huddled in the wind
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No sir, I'm not homeless, we just need a house to put it in
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You see daddy lost his good job last No- vem- ber
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And we were way behind on rent by then
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Mom and dad said, " Baby, always hold your head up high
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Yeah, and always keep your backside to the wind"
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No sir, I'm not homeless, my home is in the street
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I'm not some lonely person down there begging round your feet
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Somehow we stay warm and cozy huddled in the wind
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No sir, I'm not homeless, we just need a house to put it in
[Solo]
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[Verse]
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At first they looked just like another family down on their luck
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Searching for shelter in a storm
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But it was then I noticed something different
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I think more in attitude than in appearance
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And though it was rather cold that morning
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As I stepped closer to their circle it seemed to radiate warmth
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And in this little girls eyes were a light
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And as I asked her about being homeless
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She proudly raised her head and said it right
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No sir, I'm not homeless, my home is in the street
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We're not some lonely people down here begging round your feet
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Somehow we stay warm and cozy huddled in the wind
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No sir, I'm not homeless, we just need a house to put it in
[Outro]
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