intro: C2, C, F x2
C2 C
Little boy, six years old
F
A little too used to being alone
C2 C
Another new mom and dad, another school
F
Another house that'll never be home
Am G F
When people ask him how he likes this place
Am G
He looks up and says with a smile upon his
F
face
C
This is my temporary home
G
It's not where I belong
Am G F
Windows and rooms that I'm passing through
C
This is just a stop on the way to where I'm
G
going
Am G F
I'm not afraid because I know
C2, C, F x2
This is my temporary home
C2 C
A young mom on her own
F
She needs a little help, got no where to go
C2 C
She's looking for a job, looking for a way
out
F
'Cause a half-way house will never be a home
Am G F
At night she whispers to her baby girl
Am G
Someday we'll find our place here in this
F
world
This is our temporary home
It's not where we belong
Windows and rooms that we're passing through
This is just a stop on the way to where we're going
I'm not afraid because I know
This is our temporary home
C2 C
Old man, hospital bed
F
The room is filled with people he loves
Am
And he whispers, "don't cry for me,
G F
I'll see you all someday"
Am
He looks up and says,
G F
"I can see God's face"
This is my temporary home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passing through
This was just a stop on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know
This was my temporary home
F C2, C, F x2
This is our temporary home
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