Hunter Chappell - The Way It Used to Be Lyrics

I always had this fantasy
Of moving back home
In a town with all my family
In a house of my own

My whole family used to live
On this little dirt road
The land around us had a lot to give
And the water in the creek still flowed

Living in a house that grandpa built
My momma daddy brothers and me
The leaves they all began to wilt
Not much left of that family tree

Time holds on for no man
I know that much is true
So I'll keep up the best I can
Until all my work is through
But I need something to ease my mind
Because lately I've come to see
This place don't feel like home to me

Momma and daddy done parted ways
My oldest brother can't come back home
Little brother staying busy these days
Hard to believe how fast he's grown

15 years since grandma passed on
Daddy's kin ain't been the same
The ties that bind in time foregone
She would think it such a shame

Daddy still living in the same ole place
But it sure has changed over time
Tryin to keep up in this ole rat race
Ain't the kinda life I have in mind

Time holds on for no man
I know that much is true
So I'll keep up the best I can
Until all my work is through
But I need something to ease my mind
Because lately I've come to see
This place don't feel like home to me

Time holds on for no man
I know that much is true
So I'll keep up the best I can
Until all my work is through
But I need something to ease my mind
Because lately I've come to see
This place don't feel like home to me

I hear the cars shufflin
Across the concrete
But that ain't home to me
That ain't the way it used to be

The way it used to be