Guest in Your House

Hung up on wood-panelled walls Pictures of the family taken at the mall And a crucifix and some wedding photos Outside the window, a view of The Poconos When I was a guest in your house Oh, when I was a guest in your house Oh, we never took sides, we loved them the same After mom and dad went their separate ways Now we're living here, but it's only temporary In this small guest bedroom that we'rе all sharing When I was a guest in your house Oh, whеn I was a guest in your house Where "The price is right" was on the TV Grandma's in the kitchen cleaning My grandfather straightens his tie Mama's working late tonight Bobby's in the bedroom sleeping I'm in the living room kneeling In front of the TV with Bob Barker on the screen Oh, when I was a guest in your house Oh, when I was a guest in your house Me and great uncle Billy in his old age Were watching black and white movies with John Wayne Between his fingers, always a cigarette We passed the time with paint by number sets When I was a guest in your house Oh, when I was a guest in your house But then one day he passed away, I was told The funeral, I wasn't old enough to go But every time I drive down our old road I swear to God, I'm ten years old He's puffing on a pack of Marlboros Dialling in that old time radio Sayin', "Boys, they don't sing it like they used to" Then I try to impersonate Elvis Oh-oh, woah-oh, when I was a guest in your house Oh, when I was a guest in your house Where the nighttime news was on the TV We're waiting on the lottery My grandfather clenches his ticket Says, "Maybe tonight we'll win it" Grandma's sippin' scotch and soda Says, "Boys, don't get your hopes up" We'll never quit dreaming big No matter how damn foolish Oh-oh, woah-oh, when I was a guest in your house Oh, when was a guest in your house Just hoping things would work out Oh, when I was a guest in your, I was a guest in your house