Lyrics
Verse 1
You left your boots beside the back doorLike you might come back for them somedayI watched you fold that old familiar shirtAnd tuck your younger life awayYou said the highway knew your name stillSaid your hometown missed the soundI was standing in our kitchen askingIf there was room for me around
Pre‑Chorus
You had one hand on the rearviewOne hand reaching for the pastI knew before you turned the engineWhat we had was built to last
Chorus
You chose your home, you chose your historyThe porch light and the family treeYou chose the girl you were before meOver the woman you could be with meI won't beg a heart that's halfway goneOr chase a ghost down an old dirt roadYou chose your home, you chose your past lifeSo I'll choose somewhere you don't have to go
Verse 2
Your mother kept my number saved thereUnderneath your childhood nameSaid the river runs behind the churchyardAnd the town still looks the sameYou talked about the Friday footballLike it owed you one more yearI could hear those red clay memoriesGetting louder than my tears
Pre‑Chorus
You had one hand on the rearviewOne hand reaching for the pastI knew before you turned the engineWhat we had was built to last
Chorus
You chose your home, you chose your historyThe porch light and the family treeYou chose the girl you were before meOver the woman you could be with meI won't beg a heart that's halfway goneOr chase a ghost down an old dirt roadYou chose your home, you chose your past lifeSo I'll choose somewhere you don't have to go
Bridge
Maybe someday when the welcome fadesAnd the old rooms don't feel newYou'll remember who was standing thereReady to make a life with youBut don't turn around with an apologyDon't bring that county line to mineI loved you hard, but I won't live secondTo a place you left behind
Final Chorus
You chose your home, you chose your historyThe porch light and the family treeYou chose the girl you were before meOver the woman you could be with meI won't beg a heart that's halfway goneOr chase a ghost down an old dirt roadYou chose your home, you chose your past lifeSo I'll choose somewhere you don't have to go
Outro
Your boots are gone from the back doorThe kitchen's mine, the road is wideYou chose your home, you chose your past lifeI choose my own side