House Of Their Dreams

Authors

Casting Crowns (Artist)

Tags

Praise

House Of Their Dreams

Verse 1
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A corner office was his dream
Verse 2
More like a prison now it seems
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Somewhere on the corporate climb
Verse 3
He left his warrior behind
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Now hes just a worker at a daily grind
Verse 4
Steals his years and numbs his mind
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His strength is fading, 
his dreams are blind
Verse 5
This is not the life he had in mind
Verse 6
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She lies awake cause hes up all night
Verse 7
Staring at a screen that tells him lies
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That the grass is greener on the other side
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So shes at the gym fighting off the years
Verse 8
To be young again and calm her fears
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That shell never be enough for him
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Just as a young man catches her eye
Verse 9
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Now they're trapped in the
ir own worlds, in their own wars
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With th
eir cell phones and
 the closed doors
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It'
s funny how
 quiet and pea
ceful that it seems
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But they're all alone together
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In the house of their dreams
Verse 10
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Little sister, shes a sixteen-year-old princess
Verse 11
Lost somewhere between the swing set
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And
 her brand new crushs chariot awaits
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And 
big brothers rooms glowing with trophies that shout his name
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But he'd trade all hi
s high school fame
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For some backyard c
atch with his hero again
Verse 12
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Now they're trap
ped in their
 own worlds, in their own wars
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With th
eir cell phones and
 the closed doors
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It'
s funny how
 quiet and pea
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But they're all alone together
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In the house of their dreams
Verse 13
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So now they're all dressed up in sunday best
Sit up straight just like the rest
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And they sing the songs of peace a
nd rest that Jesus freely gives
Verse 14
And then their kids look up as daddy stands
Verse 15
And he takes his bride with trembling hands
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Brother kneels at his fathers side as princess looks in the mothers eyes
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Their tears tear down t
he walls as daddy prays
Verse 16
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Now they're trap
ped in their
 own worlds, in their own wars
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With th
eir cell phones and
 the closed doors
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It'
s funny how
 quiet and pea
ceful that it seems
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But they're all alone together
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In the house of their dreams