HOUSE ON HAUSMAN RD. Writer: Mitch Stephen My daddy bought this place in 1941 When ol’ man Gus had to sell off I use to hunt this land Back when I was young And long before the urban sprawl My grandchildren like to play Right there on that swing Where Daddy drank his beer And Momma loved her shade Now they’ll cut those Oak trees down today [chorus] Another road is bein’ paved Another high rise bein’ raised Some monumental feat In some developer’s grand scheme Another paged tore from my past Erased off of the map I don’t think they could ever know They’ll tear down more than sticks and stones When they lay low, that house on Houseman road [verse] The bulldozer operator’s scraping off the ground Beyond what I can recognize The demolition man is taking out the doors And all the windows and the lights Every piece could tell a story But most will go untold Except the pieces in my pick-up truck And their stories will grow old [chorus] Another road is bein’ paved My foot steps all but erased And I know my old man’s probl’y Rollin’ over in his grave Another paged tore from my past oh no there ain’t no goin’ back And where I go from here Heaven only knows When they lay low, that house on Houseman road [bridge] Burger Kings A Stop N Go Famous hotel chain built right across the road It makes me think When I’m alone There is no place I can call home [chorus] Another road is bein’ paved Another high rise bein’ raised Some monumental feat In some developer’s grand scheme Another paged tore from my past Erased off of the map I know they will never know They tore down much more than sticks and stones When they lay low… When they lay looow… That house on Houseman road