美国乡村音乐歌手Miranda Lambert生于1983年11月10日，她出生在一个音乐家庭。她因为获得03年的Nashville Star总决赛第三名而被大众知晓，在那之后她与Epic唱片公司签约。在与Epic唱片公司解除合同之后，Lambert与哥伦比亚唱片公司签约并于2007年早些时候推出了她的第二张专辑《CrazyEx-Girlfriend》。尽管该专辑得的主打歌曲并没能进入Billboard热播乡村音乐Top40排行榜，但是接下来的三首歌曲“Famousin a Small Town”、“Gunpowder & Lead”和“More LikeHer”均进入了Billboard热播乡村音乐Top20排行榜，而“Gunpowder &Lead”在2008年7月更是成为了Lambert的第一首进入Billboard热播乡村音乐Top10排行榜的歌曲。这首《the house that built me》来自她的新专辑《revolution》。
Artist: Miranda Lambert
Title: The House That Built Me
I know they say you can't go home again
I just had to come back one last time
come back: 回来 one last time: 最后一次
Ma'am I know you don't know me from Adam
But these handprints on the front steps are mine
handprint: 手印 step: 脚步，步
Up those stairs in that little back bedroom
stair: 楼梯，阶梯 bedroom: 卧室
Is where I did my homework
homework: 家庭作业
and I learned to play guitar
guitar: 吉他
I bet you didn't know under that live oak
bet: 打赌 live oak: 槲树类树木
My favorite dog is buried in the yard
favourite: 最喜欢，最爱 bury: 掩埋 yard: 院子
I thought if I could touch this place or feel it
touch: 触碰，触摸
This brokenness inside me might start healing
brokenness: 破碎的，分裂的 heal: 治愈，痊愈
Out here it's like I'm someone else
someone else: 其他人
I thought that maybe I could find myself
If I could just come in I swear I'll leave
swear: 发誓
Won't take nothing but a memory
nothing but: 只有，只不过 memory: 记忆，回忆
From the house that built me
Mama cut out pictures of houses for you
cut out: 切断，删去
From Better Homes and Gardens magazine
magazine: 杂志
Plans were drawn and concrete poured
drawn: 画，绘图 concrete: 混凝土，具体的 pour: 倾泻，流出
Nail by nail and board by board
nail: 钉子 board: 木板，甲板
Daddy gave life to mama's dream
daddy: 父亲 dream: 梦想
I thought if I could touch this place or feel it
This brokenness inside me might start healing
Out here it's like I'm someone else
I thought that maybe I could find myself
If I could just come in I swear I'll leave
Won't take nothing but a memory
From the house that built me
You leave home and you move on
move on: 出发，前进
and you do the best you can
I got lost in this old world and forgot who I am
get lost: 迷失，迷路
I thought if I could touch this place or feel it
This brokenness inside me might start healing
Out here it's like I'm someone else
I thought that maybe I could find myself
If I could just come in I swear I'll leave
Won't take nothing but a memory
From the house that built me
词汇解析：Lee
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