Little Red House [Glen Burtnik]

Little Red House
Written by Glen Burtnick
Lead Vocals by Glen Burtnick, Reed Nielsen

When it's hot it's hot
Hotter than hell is supposed to be
When it's cold it's so cold
You can hardly see

I've been other places
None looked this good to me
Yeah, I'm right where I wanna be

Wanna live in my little red house
Wanna stay in the shade of a towering tree
Wanna live in my little red house
You come on my street, you answer to me

Whoa

And I got one big hurt
I got in the war, for what it's worth
My father before me lived and died
For this piece of earth

There goes my TV
Talk about a world of fear
And I don't like what I hear
No

Wanna live in my little red house
Wanna stay in the shade of a towering tree
Wanna live in my little red house
You come on my street, you answer to me

Yeah

Wanna live in my little red house, my little red house
Wanna stay in the shade of a towering tree
Wanna live in my little red house
You come on my street, you answer to me

Hey, hey, whoa, whoa, hey, hey, whoa
Hey, hey, whoa, whoa, hey, hey

I'm right where I wanna be
Where nothing, nothing can hurt me
Whoa

Wanna live in my little red house
Wanna stay in the shade of a towering tree
Wanna live in my little red house
You walk this way, you talk to me

Wanna live in my little red house
Wanna stay in the shade of a towering tree
Wanna live in my little red house
You're gonna have to deal with me

Wanna live in my little red house, yeah
Wanna stay in the shade of a towering tree
Wanna live in my little red house
You don't wanna mess with me

Wanna live in my little red house
Wanna stay in the shade of a towering tree....

Interpretation

It's the American dream to live in a little red house with a white picket fence, with a shade tree out front and a car in the driveway. For many north of the Mason/Dixon line, we endure very cold winters and very hot summers, living the dream. Our homes are our castles, where we have some sense of control.  We have fought wars for that dream but then sometimes we get in over our heads, and the TV might just get repossessed.  We can fear for our futures with what we hear in the news, but I still just want to live in my little red house.