Where the Heart Is (Phebe's Song)

Written by  Elizabeth and Phebe Szatmari
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SHE MOVED SIXTEEN TIMES IN HIGH SCHOOL
SHE'S FORGOTTEN WHERE SHE'S FROM
SHE DOESN'T BOTHER BUYING PRETTY THINGS
CAUSE SHE'D HAVE TO LEAVE THEM SOON

SHE DOESN'T BOTHER WINNING TROPHIES
WHO WOULD SHE SHOW THEM TO AT NIGHT
SHE DOESN'T BOTHER LOVING ANYONE
SHE HURTS TOO MUCH TO TRY

AND SHE WANDERS, AND SHE WONDERS
HOW IS SHE EVER GONNA FIND A PLACE THAT SHE CALLS ANYTHING REMOTELY SIMILAR, TO HOME SWEET HOME
AND SHE NOTICES, A TINY THING
HOME IS WHERE HER HEART IS

SHE LOVED SIXTEEN TIMES SINCE HIGH SCHOOL
WHO DID SHE THINK THAT SHE WOULD FIND
SHE DOESN'T BOTHER KEEPING LITTLE THINGS
TO REMIND OF THE GOOD TIMES

SHE DOESN'T BOTHER SAYING SORRY
WHO WOULD BELIEVE HER ANYWAY
SHE DOESN'T BOTHER GETTING CRITICIZED
FOR SOMETHING SHE CAN'T CHANGE

CHORUS

SIXTEEN MOVES AND SIXTEEN HEART BREAKS
THIRTY-TWO TIMES SHE WANTED TO DIE
SHE TELLS HERSELF TO LOOK BEFORE HER
SHE TELLS HERSELF TO LOOK INSIDE
SHE SEES WHAT'S BEEN THERE ALL THIS TIME
IT'S HER HEART THAT SHE CAN'T HIDE

CHORUS

© Indigo Room Music, Jack & Marley Music

Produced, Arranged, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Randy Emata
Piano & String Pads – Randy Emata
Lead Vocals – Elizabeth Szatmari
Background Vocals – Nathaly Hartman

Additional Info

  • Genre 1: Adult Contemporary
  • Genre 2: Ballad
  • Mood: Down/Melancholic
  • Lyric Theme: Self Defeat, loneliness, wandering/searching
  • BPM: 76
Last modified on Monday, 13 September 2010 08:06

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