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The house still sounds the way it should
Screen door slam old working wood
Coffee cup beside his chair
Morning light still finds him there
No white walls no waiting lines
Just familiar days and passing time
Everything right where it's been
Like nothing's trying to rush the end
He said don't take me where the strangers are
Don't leave me under hospital stars
Let me hear the voices I know
Let me leave here slow
In the place where all my memories turn
With the things in life you have to earn
No machines no borrowed turns
I'll go home on my terms
We don't talk about the years between
What was said and what it means
Some things settle on their own
When you know you're going home
I see more now than I did then
How time makes peace with stubborn men
No big moments left to chase
Just family standing in one place
He said don't take me where the strangers are
Don't leave me under hospital stars
Let me hear the voices I know
Let me leave here slow
In the place where all my memories turn
With the things in life you have to earn
No machines no borrowed turns
I'll go home on my terms
No last words to get it right
Just quiet in the house tonight
Don't take me where the strangers are
I've made my peace with who we are
Leave the porch light on for me
That's all I need
In the house where every lesson learned
In the love you don't always earn
When it's time and the pages turn
I'll go home on my terms