Can't Get Home

I know better than to cuss in my mama's house
 So more than not I just shut my mouth
 She hasn't lived here in a year or more
 But I still stand a little straighter when I walk in the door
 There's a fresh coat of paint on the kitchen wall
 How it looked before I scare recall
 Somewhere beneath there's a pencil line
 Shows how tall I stood the day I turned nine
 I can't unsee what I've been shown
 My body's been and my mind is lone
 And I never was ready for the things I know
 I can find the house, but I can't get home
 I did my first tour in '94
 I was following the dead, I didn't fight no war
 And everywhere I went all the locals stared
 And it felt good feeling like a stranger there
 I can't unsee what I've been shown
 My body's been and my mind is lone
 And I never was ready for the things I know
 I can find the house, but I can't get home
 Dogwood's blooming like they always did
 And the roof still leaks on the garden shed
 And the sign in the yard says it's all been sold
 But I gave it away a long time ago
 I can't unsee what I've been shown
 My body's been and my mind is lone
 And I never was ready for the things I know
 I can find the house, but I can't get home
 I can walk in the door, but I can't get home
 I can sleep in the bed, but I can't get home