This Old House Lyrics

You were a boy

She was your bride

Brought her down to your house by the riverside

You took her hand

Nervous of course

Opened up the front door

Said what's mine is yours

Now the walls hang with tapestries welcoming home

And the faded-out photographs when you were young

This old house

Where you're gonna stay 'til the day that you're gone

This old house

Down by the water where your father was born

Wallpaper's patched

And the door's never latched

Cos you've never used a key to

This old house

At the edge of the sea

Years have flashed by

Like cars on a train

And after a while they all look the same

Traces of her

Linger on still

Say you'll give up her things but you never will

And the carpet your grandmother made for your wedding

And the faces of people you're close to forgetting

This old house

Where you're gonna stay 'til the day that you're gone

This old house

Down by the water where your father was born

Wallpaper's patched

And the door's never latched

Cos you've never used a key to

This old house

At the edge of the sea

And the shoreline's changed

The cliffs that erode, rearranging themselves

And where does it go

When all of that land leaves the shore

But this old house

Somehow still standing through sun and through storm

This old house

But who will remain there

The day that you're gone

This old house

Where you're gonna stay 'til the day that you're gone

This old house

Down by the water where your father was born

Wallpaper's patched

And the door's never latched

Cos you've never used a key to

This old house

At the edge of the sea

This old house

At the edge of the sea