Home Wasn't Built In A Day Song Lyrics and Chords by Cal Smith
Home Wasn't Built In A Day
Recorded by Cal Smith
Written by Larry Kingston
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I close the
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office at
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five
And I hurry
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home to my
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wife
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While some
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men search and
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roam
I'm satis
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fied here at
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home
Who needs the
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bar down the
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street
Or directions to a
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good place to
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eat
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I'll feast and
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sit on my
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throne
And worship the
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queen of my
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home
But home wasn't
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built in a
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day
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I used to live that old
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way
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til love slowly
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laid every
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stone
In this
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state of mind
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castle called
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hom
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Time slowly
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drove every
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nail
And trust carried
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out each de
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tail
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Honesty
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made it stand
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strong
And love turned
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it into a
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home
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Home Wasn't Built In A Day?
- The song Home Wasn't Built In A Day was sang by Cal Smith.
Who is Cal Smith?
- Calvin Grant Shofner (April 7, 1932 - October 10, 2013), known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hits "Country Bumpkin" and "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler".
