Build a House

I'm building But the walls they take forever I guess I painted over wallpaper instead of scraping it off I'm filling Guess I thought it would be easier To cover up holes by hanging pretty things on the wall I had to do a little bit of undoing to do it right I had to do a little bit of unlearning to see the light I want to build a house That's sturdy and unshaken But first I gotta tear down What I thought that I could make it 'Cause the walls could no longer hold The weight of all you want to put inside So I gotta tear it down 'Cause I want to build a house I'm learning That I thought I knew the best way You probably tried to tell me gently But still I demanded I was right I notice That I know less than I did before But you think that is beautiful And you've been waiting for that I had to do a little bit of undoing to do it right I had to do a little bit of unlearning to see the light I want to build a house that's sturdy and unshaken But first I gotta tear down what I have tried to make it 'Cause the walls could no longer hold The weight of all you want to put inside So I gotta tear it down 'Cause I want to build a house A place where you want to live A place where you want to stay A place where I stop taking up all the space and A place where you can move A place you can redecorate A place where I've addressed the things that need to change and A place that you can use A place where you will say Well done now You've built me a house I want to build a house That's sturdy and undaunted But first I gotta tear down what I thought that I had wanted 'Cause the walls could no longer hold The weight of all you want to put inside So I gotta tear it down 'Cause I want to build a house