Carrie Underwood's Song Temporary Home

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You never how great your family is, until you lose them. In the song, “Temporary Home,” by Carrie Underwood, there is a six year old boy who is a foster kid. He moves from school to school, house to house and family to family. He gets too attached to the foster parents and thinks he will go through the unfortunate scenario of losing them. The little boy is sad about this fact. The 6 year old boy is bereaved about being a foster kid. In the song it states, “This is my temporary home, it’s not where I belong… This is just a stop on the way to where I’m going.” The boy is hoping to be reunited with his mom and dad again. He knows that these people will never be his real family. The text also states, “Little boy six years old… Another new mom

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