Intro Bb-C Bb-C Bb I remember the pain in my mother's eyes Bb Dm C I remember the pain of her compromise years ago Bb I always wanted to help to make it go away Bb DmC I didn't know it was her freedom that she needed so Bb C Bb Gm And she said to me, she said to me Chorus F He hitch-hiked to Maine F Bb We went cross-country Bb I had to leave my home Dm I had to raise a family C Dm We did the best we could being so young C We tried to hard to build a happy home Bb I never knew what to say to anybody Bb Dm C I didn't know what to do, I was far too young Bb But everybody could feel the suffocation Bb Dm C Underneath for facade of a happy home Bb C Bb Gm And she said to me, she said to me Chorus F He hitch-hiked to Maine F Bb We went cross-country Bb I had to leave my home Dm I had to raise a family C Dm We did the best we could being so young C We tried to hard to build a happy, build a happy, build a happy Bb C Home sweet freedom flowing in my eyes Bb C Home sweet freedom flowing in my mind Instrumental F-Bb F-Bb-Dm Bridge C Dm We did the best we could being so young C We tried so hard to build a happy home Bb Sacrificed her dreams to motherhood Bb Dm C Waiting and waiting to be understood fully Bb Sacrificed her years to the family Bb Dm C Waiting and waiting to be heard finally Bb C Bb Gm And she said to me, she said to me Chorus F He hitch-hiked to Maine F Bb We went cross-country Bb I had to leave my home Dm I had to raise a family C Dm We did the best we could being so young C We tried to hard to build a happy home F He hitch-hiked to Maine F Bb We went cross-country Bb I had to leave my home Dm I had to raise a family C Dm We did the best we could being so young C We tried to hard to build a happy, build a happy, build a happy Coda F F- Bb-F-Bb-F-Bb-F-Bb Home sweet freedom Bb Build a happy home?