A Fence Makes a Poor Home | Delta Blues Wisdom | Delta Blues Brother

🏡 Some people spend their whole lives trying not to disappoint anyone. In the end... they disappoint themselves. "A Fence Makes a Poor Home" is an original Delta blues song about people-pleasing, standing by your convictions, and the freedom that comes from finally learning to say "no." 🎸 Guided by warm resonator guitar, heartfelt harmonica, and the weathered voice of Delta Blues Brother, this song reminds us that peace doesn't come from making everyone happy—it comes from being honest with yourself. 🔥 This is the blues of conviction. "If you stand for every opinion... you'll never stand for your own." If you enjoy authentic Delta blues with resonator guitar, soulful harmonica, timeless wisdom, and songs that sound like lessons earned over a lifetime, subscribe to Delta Blues Brother. 🔥 LISTEN, FOLLOW & SUPPORT DELTA BLUES BROTHER 🔥 Follow on Spotify + turn on notifications for new releases & exclusive tracks 🛒 DBB Store 👉 https://deltabluesbrother.myspreadsho... 🎧 Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/albu... 💿 Vinyl & CD https://elasticstage.com/deltabuesbro... 🎵 TikTok (new songs, hooks & moments) 👉   / deltabluesbrother   ▶️ SUBSCRIBE HERE ON YOUTUBE New songs, visuals, and stories dropping regularly. Hit Subscribe and the 🔔 so you’re first in line when a new track lands. 🖤 Thank you for all the love and support for my music. It truly means everything. More songs, more stories, and more Delta Blues Brother — coming soon. LYRICS You know... I've never seen... anybody... build a life... standing on a fence. Some folks change with every handshake Every room, another face Laughing at whatever's popular Just to earn a little place They agree before they're thinking Smile before they even know Trying so hard to fit with everyone... They forget where they belong. A fence makes a poor home You can't live between two sides Sooner or later you'll discover... Nobody's there when it's time to decide A fence makes a poor home That's a lesson life has shown If you stand for every opinion... You'll never stand for your own Some stay quiet to keep the peace Some nod just to be liked Trading pieces of themselves away One compromise at a time Every "yes" that wasn't honest Leaves another mark inside Till one day the man in the mirror... Looks like someone else entirely. A fence makes a poor home Comfort don't last long there Trying not to disappoint nobody... Is the fastest road to getting nowhere A fence makes a poor home Everybody learns somehow If your backbone bends for everyone... It won't hold you up now The people I've respected most Didn't win every room they walked in Some called them stubborn Some called them difficult They just called it sleeping well. Turns out a peaceful conscience Costs a few invitations But it's still a better bargain... Than losing who you are. A fence makes a poor home It don't keep out the rain Trying to please the whole wide world... Only leaves you standing in between A fence makes a poor home I've lived enough to know The strongest trees keep growing... Even when the hard winds blow Nowadays I disappoint people More than I did years ago Not because I've grown bitter I've just learned... "No." A small word saved me heartache Saved me time and saved my soul Turns out boundaries build better lives... Than applause ever could. A fence makes a poor home Build your house on solid ground The folks worth keeping in your corner... Won't leave because you turned them down A fence makes a poor home That's where my story ends I'd rather lose a hundred strangers... Than lose myself again Everybody... can't like you. And that's... the first peaceful thing... I ever learned.