Linoleum Lyrics

There's a sold sign by the picket fence

I helped Dad build when I was ten

A new family's movin' in today

Nice young couple with a baby on the way

They'll make it their own with a fresh coat of paint

New pencil marks on that old door frame

Their family photos on the mantelpiece

Sharin' space with my memories

I'm happy for them but it's hard to let go

Cuz a piece of my heart lies behind that front door

It's where I raced my hotwheels for hours at a time

Family dinners almost every night

Harvest Gold on the floor

Back in nineteen-seventy-four

Record player on the tv stand

Daddy reaching for my mama's hand

If I close my eyes I still see 'em

Slow dancin 'cross that old linoleum

We shook hands I gave the couple the key

I felt a little better when they smiled at me

Turned away and wished them good luck

Waved goodbye to that house from my truck

It's where I raced my hotwheels for hours at a time

Family dinners almost every night

Harvest Gold on the floor

Back in nineteen-seventy-four

Record player on the tv stand

Daddy reaching for my Mama's hand

If I close my eyes I still see 'em

Slow dancin 'cross that old linoleum

I drove by the house the other day

Surprised to see it looked the same

The paint was fresh but still blue

Mama's roses by the fence were in bloom

I couldn't help myself so I walked up the drive

Rang the bell for the first time

Had to smile when they opened the door

And I saw that old linoleum floor

It's where I raced my hotwheels for hours at a time

Family dinners almost every night

Harvest Gold on the floor

Back in nineteen-seventy-four

Record player on the tv stand

Daddy reaching for my Mama's hand

If I close my eyes I still see 'em

Slow dancin 'cross that old linoleum

Record player on the tv stand

Daddy reaching for my Mama's hand

If I close my eyes I still see 'em

Slow dancin 'cross that old linoleum