Houses On The Hill Lyrics - Singles - Whiskeytown

Well, I found a bunch of letters 

They were written for the fellow 

Who broke your momma's heart 

And the envelope folds 

Smelled of her ancient perfume 

I'll bet she didn't know 

How to respond to forty blankets of snow 

Caught him out wandering alone 

With no place to go 

There were stars in the sky 

There were houses on the hill 

There were bottles and pills 

That were easy to buy 

To keep her warm 

From the oncoming storm 

Well, I found them in the 

North-west corner of the attic 

In a box labeled 'Tinsel and Lights' 

Didn't know what I was looking for 

Maybe just a blanket or artifacts 

Eisenhower sent him to war 

He kept her picture in his pocket 

That was closest to his heart 

And when he hit shore 

It must have been a target 

For the gunner-men 

There were stars in the sky 

There were bunkers on the hill 

And there were caskets to fill 

Where he would lie 

Shrouded in the red, white 

And blue with the stripes 

There were stars in the sky 

There were houses on the hill 

There were bottles and pills 

That were easy to buy 

To keep her warm 

From the oncoming storm