Tear down the house That I grew up in I'll never be the same again Take everything that I've collected And throw it in a pile Bulldoze the woods That I ran through Carry the pictures of me and you I have no memory of who I once was And I don't remember your name Park the old car That I love the best (The) inspections due and it won't pass the test It's funny how I have to put it to rest And how one dayI will join it I remember crying over you And I don't mean like a couple of tears And then I'm blue I'm talkin' about collapsing And screaming at the moon But I'm a better man For having gone through it Yes, I'm a better man For having gone through Ever since I learned how to curse I've been using those sorry old words But, I'm talkin' to these children And I'm keeping it clean I don't need those words To say what I mean No, I don't need those words To say what I mean Tear down the house That I grew up in I'll never be the same again Take everything that I used to own And burn it in a pile And, bulldoze the woods That I ran through Carry the pictures of me and you I have no memory of who I once was And I don't remember your name