Home-Grown Love

Note: The song's chorus is in italics.
By James Harvey Stout (deceased). This material is now in the public domain.
The complete collection of Mr. Stout's songs is at http://stout.mybravenet.com/public_html/h/ .

My life was crazy
Long ago.
Now I have a wife, a garden,
And a home.

I found love
In homey things,
And the girl
With my diamond ring.

I have a home-grown love
With a real dear wife.
I'll stay here
All my life.

La la la
La la la.
I have a home-grown love
All my life.

I was scared
To settle down and stay.
But she said
I'd be okay.

She showed me the garden
She had grown.
I blossomed, too,
In her home.

I have a home-grown love
With a real dear wife.
I'll stay here
All my life.

La la la
La la la.
I have a home-grown love
All my life.

She nourished me like sunshine
When she spoke.
I got strong
Like an oak.

Like a garden,
Love has grown.
We harvest happiness
In our home.

I have a home-grown love
With a real dear wife.
I'll stay here
All my life.

La la la
La la la.
I have a home-grown love
All my life.