"Temporary Home" Verse 1

 

 

"Little boy six years old."

Establishes time

"Little too used to being alone"

Provides emotional context

"Another new Mom and Dad,"

Describes his situation

"Another School, another house that’ll never be home"     

Describes expectation (a question that will be answered in the chorus)

"When people ask him how he likes this place"

Like writing a scene, this is where the story turns

"He looks up and says with a smile on his face."

This is the outcome or action that the “turn” initiates.

 

 

"Temporary Home" Chorus 1

“This is my temporary home

It’s not where I belong

Windows and rooms

That I’m passing through.

This is just a stop

On the way to where I’m going

I’m not afraid because I know

This is my temporary home.”

 

"Temporary Home" Verse 2

 

 

“Young Mom, on her own”

Establishes what?

“She needs a little help, got nowhere to go”

Provides what?

“She’s looking for a job, looking for a way out”.                 

Describes what?

‘cause a halfway house will never be a home”

Describes what?

“At night she whispers to her baby girl”

What is the turn?

“Someday we’l find a place here in this world”

What is the outcome of the “turn”?

 

"Temporary Home" Chorus 2 

“This is our temporary home

It’s not where we belong

Windows and rooms

That we're passing through.

This is just a stop

On the way to where we're going

I’m not afraid because I know

This is our temporary home.”

 

"Temporary Home" Verse 3

 

 

“Old man, hospital bed”

Establishes what?

“The room is filled with people he loves”.                        

Provides what?

“and he whispers: Don’t cry for me”

Describes what?

‘I’ll see you all some day”

Describes what?

“He looks up and says:”

What is the turn?

“I can see God’s face”

What is the outcome of the “turn”?

 

"Temporary Home" Chorus 3

“This is my temporary home

It’s not where I belong

Windows and rooms

That I’m passing through.

This is just a stop

On the way to where I’m going

I’m not afraid because I know

This is my temporary home.

This is our temporary home”