My Front Door Faces South
Album: SLAMABAMA
By: SLAMABAMA
By: SLAMABAMA
Duration
4:37
Genres
Description
A heartfelt ballad written by husband/wife songwriting team of Jay and Rosanna Juliano of the band SLAMABAMA. Affectionately known by fans as "Front Door", the song captures the lonely but hopeful feeling of being away from home for the first time and tears at the heartstrings with it's sentiment that "when the roots are deep, the branches still grow strong".
Lyrics
VERSE 1 A big promotion came my way Relocation and better pay I bought an acre north of the Mason-Dixon Line An architect surveyed the land Sat me down and showed me plans For a little house he'd recently designed I shook his head and said, "Sir, I approve But there's a couple things that I need you to do" CHORUS Make sure my front door faces south So every time that I look out I'm lookin' back at the place where I come from Leave that big oak in the yard To remind me it ain't that hard When the roots are deep, the branches still grow strong Make sure my front door faces south so when I walk out I'm one step closer to home VERSE 2 Mom and Dad called me today Makin' sure that I'm ok And if there's anything I need I just gotta ask I said it's been cold but kinda nice A little higher priced And the people, well... they talk a little fast Mom said "don't forget about us all down here" I said, "Mama, you ain't got a thing to fear" CHORUS Because my front door faces south And every time that I walk out I'm lookin' back at the place where I come from I've got that big oak in the yard To remind me it ain't that hard When the roots are deep, the branches still grow strong Yeah, my front door faces south so when I walk out I'm one step closer to home BRIDGE I may not have a life of pure perfection But I start each day out in the right direction REPEAT CHORUS
