If I Had a Home

I don't have a house, I don't have a home I only have a place where wild things roam All day and all night, I put up a fight Just to find a place, where the world feels all right I would give anything to feel, like I don’t have to keel And hide far away, from all the faces that say This sidewalk or street, is only for walking feet So get up and walk, or stay here and don’t talk I never feel safe, not when I’m out here So I fear and I fear, and my eyes form a tear Sometimes I wonder, what it’s like to have a mother One who cares and shares some of her tea Or a father who gives me some simple advice Boy, that would be really nice So every night, as the cars slow And the people who normally rush don’t show I wish on the first star in the sky That someone will show me some kindness, know why? ‘cause if they did, it would raise a kid Just like me, to a sanctuary Maybe some take a home for granted But not me, ‘cause my walls are slanted If I had had a home I would lay at night in a bed with a blanket And I wouldn't ever have to use a jacket I would feel warm and safe With a smile on my face I would be happy not scrappy And much much more yappy It would be way more relieving To know I was receiving A dinner each night Without maggots or mites So please, next time that you see me Hook me up with Habitat for Humanity For they will hear and grant my pleads With a house that fits all my needs.