Housewarming Lyrics - Small Fred

Brick and wood, mortar and plane 

Labor's love, a little faith 

You can see the structure taking form. 

Ancient tools, a new design 

Taking care, taking time 

We've seen so many houses fall before. 

CHORUS: 

We are building a house growing tall before our eyes 

Stone on stone, watch it rise! 

We are building a house with our hands, with our songs 

May it stand as long as our lives. 

As we tinker with the plans 

Gentle friends lend their hands 

Laying down a sturdy hardwood floor 

For the future, from the past 

Room to change, built to last 

Come the snows of winter we'll be warm. 

CHORUS 

BRIDGE: 

And sometimes you'll need a vacation (I'll need one too) 

Sunning on the sand, running in a blinding rain. 

After the recreation 

We can sleep in our own bed once again. 

That easy chair you've always known 

Photographs from long ago 

Thanksgiving Day parade moving in 

So many books upon the shelves 

So much more to teach ourselves 

Under this roof we shall begin. 

CHORUS