I know better than to cuss in my mama's house So more than not I just shut my mouth She hasn't lived here in a year or more But I still stand a little straighter when I walk in the door There's a fresh coat of paint on the kitchen wall How it looked before I scare recall Somewhere beneath there's a pencil line Shows how tall I stood the day I turned nine I can't unsee what I've been shown My body's been and my mind is lone And I never was ready for the things I know I can find the house, but I can't get home I did my first tour in '94 I was following the dead, I didn't fight no war And everywhere I went all the locals stared And it felt good feeling like a stranger there I can't unsee what I've been shown My body's been and my mind is lone And I never was ready for the things I know I can find the house, but I can't get home Dogwood's blooming like they always did And the roof still leaks on the garden shed And the sign in the yard says it's all been sold But I gave it away a long time ago I can't unsee what I've been shown My body's been and my mind is lone And I never was ready for the things I know I can find the house, but I can't get home I can walk in the door, but I can't get home I can sleep in the bed, but I can't get home