Temporary Home by Carrie Underwood

In the music video Carrie Underwood rides through the city in a taxi on the way to the hospital so visit a loved one. She notices the different people and their situations in this world, which is our temporary home. The first one she describes is a young orphan boy, who is moved from house to house, school to school and still smiles knowing this isn't where he truly belongs, it is just his temporary home. The second situation is a young, single, unemployed mother who is searching for a job, a "way out." To be able to better her life for her and her little daughter so they no longer have to live in a halfway house. But she reassures her daughter that they will someday "find their place here in this world, " and she's not afraid because she knows "this is our temporary home." Lastly, Carrie arrives to the hospital to visit her dying loved one. As she begins to become sorrowful, he reminds them "don't cry for me I'll see you all someday." Carrie does an amazing job relating the listeners to the lyrics whether they've been in and out of homes, through hard times, or lost loved ones. "This is our temporary home, not where we belong. Windows and rooms that we're passing through. This is just a stop, on the way to where we're going. We're not afraid because we know, this is our temporary home." Earth is just our temporary home, heaven is where we truly belong, our true and final home.

Official Music Video:

 

Lyrics: Little boy, six years old

A little too used to being alone
Another new mom and dad
Another school, another house that'll never be a home

When people ask him how he likes this place
He looks up and says with a smile upon his face

"This is my temporary home, it's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passing through
This is just a stop on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this is my temporary home"
Hmmmm.........
Young mom on her own
She needs a little help, got nowhere to go
She's looking for a job, looking for a way out
'Cause a halfway house will never be a home

At night she whispers to her baby girl
"Someday we'll find our place here in this world"

"This is our temporary home, it's not where we belong
Windows and rooms that we're passing through
This is just a stop on the way to where we're going
I'm not afraid because I know this is our temporary home"
Hmmmm.........
Old man, hospital bed
The room is filled with people he loves
And he whispers "Don't cry for me, I'll see you all someday"
He looks up and says "I can see God's face"

"This is my temporary home, it's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passing through
This was just a stop on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this was my temporary home"
This is our temporary home
This is our temporary home.