The roof is leaky

The grass needs cut

The window is cracked

The door won't shut

The faucet's dripping

The carpet's stained

The floor is creaky

This sink won't drain

This old run down house

Sure needs repair

The cracks in the wall

Let in the air

I'm sure you wonder

Why we stay here

The answer to that

Is crystal clear

Regardless how it

May look to you

This is paradise

I tell you true

Yes, it's ramshackle

But it is full

From basment to roof

With rare jewels

Love, joy, happiness

Kindness and hope

And familial bliss

Yes, the full scope

Of things that make

A house a home

And not one of us

Will ever roam