Home I Never Had Lyrics — R.J. Sloane

A dark country love song by R.J. Sloane about a broken man who never believed he deserved anything good — until she walked in.

He stopped believing he deserved anything good. Then she walked in — and everything he'd buried came back to life. A love song for anyone who ever thought they were too far gone to hope. Two fractured souls finding each other in the wreckage.

Inspired by J.J. Westin and Hayley Harper in The Rustler Hunter.

VERSE 1

Dust worn and trail beat

Scent of apples and honey

Forgot who I was

A step, a breath, a whisper

Too close, too warm, too dangerous

She didn't flinch, didn't pull back

Just lifted those eyes to mine

I'm unraveling fast

Losing every reason to fight

CHORUS

Fire and light shining in her eyes

Heart stolen by her wry smile

Laugh like a summer breeze

Reminds me of the home I never had

If she only knew the sins of my past

Love-struck look would never last

Sorry man that I am

I still hope for a chance

VERSE 2

Lies I told broke her heart

Fury dressed up over pain

Now she knows the true me

We are the same

Ash and rain, thunder and ice

Liquid iron binding

Two fractured souls aligned

CHORUS

Fire and light shining in her eyes

Heart stolen by her wry smile

Laugh like a summer breeze

Reminds me of the home I never had

If she only knew the sins of my past

Love-struck look would never last

Sorry man that I am

I still hope for a chance

BRIDGE

Snow-capped mountains

Swallowed by summer meadows

A cabin, some coffee

Hand on her belly, rocking slow

Drops me to my knees

Real enough to break me

I reach toward her

And the dream shatters

Everything I touch turns to ash

Too much to hope

For a man like me

CHORUS

Fire and light shining in her eyes

Heart stolen by her wry smile

Laugh like a summer breeze

Reminds me of the home I never had

Now she forgave the sins of my past

Love-struck look built to last

Lucky man that I am

I still hold her fast

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