The House That Built Me

... there's so many of them.

But you know, also that song, "The House That Built Me"?

Yeah.

So when I was going through this and trying to figure out the songs I would put in my playlist, I landed on Dear Mama, one, because just of the level of respect that Tupac has for his mom in that song, and I have a humongous level of respect for my mom and all the things that she did for me, and the battles that she fought.

Yeah.

So in the song The House That Built Me, that Miranda Lambert had a big hit with, she could have just talked about, "You know, I miss this place, and I, I'm kinda lost when I'm not here." All that stuff's very abstract.

Mm-hmm.

But when she says, you know, th- those hand prints in the f- the front steps are mine, and she says, "My favorite dog is buried in the yard"-

Right

... and that little back bedroom is where I learned to play guitar, all those images help us understand the depth of how much she misses this place.

And if I read you right, the idea is kinda abstract, the house that built me.

Mm-hmm.

And my daughter, Ashley, knowing that I'm a huge Tom Douglas fan, asked me, would I mind picking up an auction item at Tom's house? And I said, absolutely.

And again, huge fan of the song, The House That Built Me.

And I...

I have yet to be able to listen to that song without it getting emotional.

Thank you.

I really don't remember exactly what I said, but you tell me if this was close to it.

I mean, if we were talking about the house that built me, I

probably said,