Well my face it doesn't show
But the rest of me is listening through the walls
Well you're trying to show me how and i'm taking notes
But my hands and feet are stumbling through it all
Well you said it's simple son
Why don't you listen when i tell you how it's done
Well i told and i told you i'm trying to
I'm not like the other brothers i can't build a house for you
But i spend my days daydreaming away
The chance to make you proud
And i can't explain why it didn't matter then but it matters now
And i know you've tried
You still taught me more than you ever knew
And someday soon i'll build a house for you
Well you said come with me son
We'll find every bird before the day is done
You've worked your fingers to the bone you've gone so far
While i have calloused fingers from the strings of this guitar
And i spend my days daydreaming away
The chance to make you proud
And i can't explain why it didn't matter then but it matter now
And i know you've tried
You still taught me more than you ever knew
And someday soon i'll build a house for you
And i'll build a house so tall
Maybe i won't feel so small
Yea i won't feel so small
And i'll build it just like yours
It's you i'm building for
It's you i'm building for
Well i spend my days daydreaming away
The chance to make you proud
And i can't explain why i always seem to let you down
And i spend my days daydreaming away
The chance to make you proud
And i can't explain why it didn't matter then but it matters now
And i know you've tried
I still love you more you ever knew
And maybe someday
I'll build a house for you