Ambiguity

Temporary Home by: Carrie Underwood

Little boy, 6 years old
A little too used to bein' alone
Another new mom and dad,another school
Another house that'll never be home
When people ask him how he likes this place
He looks up and says with a smile upon his face

"This is my temporary home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this is my
Temporary Home."

Young mom on her own
She needs a little help got nowhere to go
She's lookin' for a job, lookin' for a way out
Because a half-way house will never be a home
At night she whispers to her baby girl
Someday we'll find a place here in this world

"This is our temporary home
It's not where we belong
Windows and rooms that we're passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where we're going
I'm not afraid because I know this is our
Temporary Home.

Old man, hospital bed
The room is filled with people he loves
And he whispers don't cry for me
I'll see you all someday
He looks up and says "I can see God's face"

"This is my temporary Home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This was just a stop,on the way To where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this was
My temporary home."

This song is an example of ambiguity because it has a "hidden meaning" in it. In this song, Carrie talks about a little boy who is always being sent to a bunch of different homes. Maybe suggesting that he has no parents and that he was even a foster child. Also, this song talks about a little girl who was raised by a single mother on her own. Carrie tells us about how the mother is on her own, with out a job, and no where to live and just needs a break from the struggles. Yet, she is always positive towards her little girl and tells her someday they wont have to live through struggles anymore and they'll be okay. The hidden meaning behind all of this is that no one ever said that life was going to be easy, there is always going to be struggles no matter how fortunate or unfortunate you are. So, you should just live life to the fullest, be happy with what you have and know that someday everything will get better.