Listen to this when
Temporary Home
If where you are right now doesn't feel like home, maybe it's not supposed to. It's a stop, not the end. 🏠
Who it's for
The song tells three short stories (a child in foster care, a young mother in a halfway house, and an old man at the end of his life), so listeners in very different situations can find a character who mirrors them.
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Temporary Home" is a country ballad by Carrie Underwood, co-written with Luke Laird and Zac Maloy, and released in 2009 as the second single from her third album, Play On. The song follows three characters, each living a different version of its title: a foster child moved from home to home, a struggling young mother in a halfway house, and an old man on his deathbed who sees the idea in a spiritual sense.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available); the official music video (dir. Deaton Flanigen) is on Underwood's YouTube channel.
Before you start
Heads up: Death of an elderly man, gently told.
Age: Ages 9+
No man is an island, entire of itself;John Donne, Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, Meditation XVII
