I went home for christmas

To the house that i grew up in

Going back was something after all these years

I drove down monterey street

And i felt a little sadness

When i turned left laurel and the house appeared

And i snuck up to that rocking chair

Where the winter sunlight slanted on the screened-in porch

And i stared out past the shade tree

That my daddy planted on the day that i was born



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And i let time go by so slow

And i made every moment last

And i thought about years

How they take so long

And they go so fast



Across the street the randol's oldest daughter must have come home

Her two boys built a snowman by the backyard swings

I thought of old man randol

And his christmas decorations

And how he used to leave them up till early spring

And i thought of all the summers

That i paced that porch and swore i'd die of boredom there

And i thought of what i'd give to feel another summer linger

Where a day feels like a year



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Then the door flew open, and my mother's voice was laughing

As she called back to my daddy, "come and look who's here"

And i thought about years