What is 'The House That Built Me' by Miranda Lambert about?

In "The House That Built Me" — one of country star Miranda Lambert's most popular and acclaimed songs — a childhood home is celebrated as a sacred place, where years of memories are made. read more

Lambert explained that it was memories of the house that she grew up in, which triggered the tears when she first heard the song."My parents live right down the street from the house I grew up in. I grew up in one house until I was 14, and they live in the house where I lived from 14 on. read more

I thoroughly enjoyed Miranda Lambert singing"The House That Built Me". A bittersweet look back at youthful life, it prodded my own childhood memories awake, although mine were quite different from the songwriter's. I guess many of us look back fondly on that time of growth, albeit with some painful memories as we struggled to change and mature. read more

"The House That Built Me" is a song written by Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin, and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. Blake Shelton was originally set to record the song but when Lambert heard it, she immediately wanted to record it for herself. read more