Michael Henchman - Blue House Dreaming

Blue House Dreaming
© Michael Henchman

Curtains fly out broken windows
Dandelions meet in the yard
Old swingset creaks in wind and rain
Eaves speak of rough weather scars

Knees have gone stiff, your temples are gray
You’ve been asleep for so long
Voices still float in your shining dreams
Somehow you manage to hold on

[chorus]
Blue house, you shelter your ghosts of the past
Standing alone on a hill
Blue house, you shelter your hope to the last
You know what made life real

In brighter days, your gardens all trim
Boys and girls rush home from school
Leaping your fences, bursting with secrets
And stories they swear are true

Mother in her apron, smile in her heart,
You two are so much alike
Each giving refuge, each giving comfort
Most of all, each giving time

[chorus]

[bridge]
No one’s been home to hold you close
To warm you by the fire
But there’s a young couple, coming around
With a cheerful real estate buyer

[chorus/outro]
Blue house, you shelter your ghosts of the past
Standing alone on a hill
Blue house, you shelter your hope to the last
Is that someone at your window sill?
Blue house, you’ll awaken, be a home at last
There’s someone at your window sill
There's someone at your window…