I am from a place 

Where you don't snitch 

Where you never call each other a witch 

Or where you cry when you get hurt 

I am from a place where you can smell all the food cooking

And hear the kids screaming in the basement 

Where you can see the fresh gossip rolling in from that week 

Where the kids came up with all sorts of games

I am from a place where the carpet was white or blue

Where we climbed on hard rocky dirt hills just to slide down them and hope for the best 

Where the oldest was first in line for food 

And where you can always smell whatever was cooking.

I am from a place where we would play big games with the family until 11 

Where you could watch a movie and talk about for days

Where you played hide and seek 

And did stupid dares 

Where we would sneak around like foxes 

And pretended to be bears 

Where you looked for a ghost and tried to run 

Where the laughter and screaming was always just around the corner.

I am from a place where we played red rover red rover

Until we fell over 

Where we learned to dish up mashed potatoes 

And cheeseburgers too 

Where you learned to eat it even it tasted bad

I am from a place where liza and Kate would make up games

And we would play along 

I am from a place where you would always come 

Where you can always count on each other

I am from a place like no other

Where we learned who was killer 

When playing mafia 

Where you filled the money jar every December 

And dropped it off to someone on Christmas eve

I am from a place where we are a big 

Sometimes not so happy family 

Where we don’t always get along

But always make it work