The House Our Father Knew

Composers: Evan Bivins and Jay Clifford

 

Studio Recordings: Home demo recording / Vertigo Sessions
Releases: Vertigo
Tablature: Tablature Archive
First Performance: March 31, 2000 : House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
Lyrical Transcription: Official lyrics from Vertigo liner notes

Fate will find a way for you
On golden wings and leaden shoes
All the way to the house our father knew

And this angry storm of slamming doors
And broken glass on hardwood floors
Waits for you in the house our father knew


Don't you hear that deafening roar
Again and again in a broken refrain
We're homeward bound, pulled by the sound of
History repeating

Gray monkey grass and granite stone
A bitter heart and frozen bones
Pave the way to the house our father knew

Every second chance, set me free
Has come and gone and left a key
Left for you to the house our father knew


Don't you hear that deafening roar
Again and again in a broken refrain
We're homeward bound, pulled by the sound of
History repeating

Only these rooms
Stairways going nowhere
Let it be the house our father knew

Don't you hear that deafening roar
Again and again in a broken refrain
We're homeward bound, pulled by the sound of
History repeating