Verse 1
There’s an old house on the coastline,
shingles missin’, paint fallin’ down.
Most folks drive by without a second look,
but something in its walls
felt a little like us.
Both a little crooked,
both a little worn—
just waitin’ on a warm hand
to weather out the storm.
Chorus
Yeah, love’s like fixin’ up a rundown place—
you gotta meet the broken parts
face to face.
Patch the cracks that time carved deep,
hold the roof when the wind don’t sleep.
Takes sweat,
takes faith,
takes fight,
takes years—
but you pour in enough heart,
and it’s home right here.
Yeah, love ain’t easy—
never was.
But this old house
reminded me
of us.
Verse 2
I walked those rooms with quiet respect,
saw every flaw like a secret kept.
Found footprints of somebody’s dreams,
and scars where life split at the seams.
Made me think of how we started—
two tired souls with heavy loads.
Tryin’ to build somethin’ steady
on shaky floors
and borrowed hope.
Chorus
Yeah, love’s like fixin’ up a rundown place—
you gotta meet the broken parts
face to face.
Patch the cracks that hurt left wide,
hold each other
when the storms collide.
Takes sweat,
takes faith,
takes truth,
takes tears—
but you pour in enough heart,
and it’s home right here.
Yeah, love ain’t simple—
but somehow
it was us
and this old house.
Bridge
Maybe some things ain’t meant to last—
maybe some roofs still let in rain.
But I’d fix every board all over again
just to feel that hope
we held back then.
Even if the walls gave way in time,
there was beauty in the tryin’,
yours and mine.
Final Chorus
Yeah, love’s like fixin’ up a rundown place—
takes courage just to stand there
in the space.
Some dreams fall,
some dreams stay,
some fade out
in a gentle way.
But I look back slow
and I see it clear—
we poured all the love we had right here.
Maybe it wasn’t meant to last,
but it meant enough.
Just like us,
That old house
Could be rebuilt
on love.
EthElle
