[Verse 1] I waited while the line leads through the door Over wooden floors, melody came flooding in Our window was held open with the two-by-four And I wished for aliens to come in and study my body [Pre-Chorus] But that oak tree In the front of the yard The piles of leaves The mountains and creeks Chorus] We had a home once, what a funny thing We had a home once, supernaturally [Verse 2] Starlight over California skies Driving through the night To find out whether to follow that dark The feeling like there is no memory Now we're growing without all thе painful things [Pre-Chorus] And that desert sky It reminds mе of The first time She took the light And sent it to my eyes [Chorus] We had a home once, what a funny thing We had a home once, there were fireflies