Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Background Vocals
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Bass
Rob McNelley
Rob McNelley
Electric Guitar
Ilya Toshinskiy
Ilya Toshinskiy
Acoustic Guitar
Dan Dugmore
Dan Dugmore
Pedal Steel Guitar
Danny Rader
Danny Rader
Electric Guitar
Fred Williams
Fred Williams
Programming
David Davidson
David Davidson
Violin
Kris Wilkinson
Kris Wilkinson
Viola
Carole Rabinowitz
Carole Rabinowitz
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Songwriter
Chris DeStefano
Chris DeStefano
Songwriter
Dave Barnes
Dave Barnes
Songwriter
David Davidson
David Davidson
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Producer
Kam Luchterhand
Kam Luchterhand
Assistant Recording Engineer
Joe Baldridge
Joe Baldridge
Engineer
Mark Endert
Mark Endert
Mixing Engineer
Joe LaPorta
Joe LaPorta
Mastering Engineer
Doug Johnson
Doug Johnson
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mmm-hmm-mmm
It's two kids flyin' down the hall in the mornin'
Into our bedroom
It's a creaky board on the front porch
You swear you're goin'to fix it soon
It's a kitchen table where we say our prays
Give a little thanks to the man upstairs
It's the feelin' I get, baby, when I look at you
[Verse 2]
It ain't always pretty as a picture, yeah
And it ain't a mansion on a hill
It's perfectly imperfect
It's worth more than it's worth
It's our life, it's our heart, it's our home
This is our kingdom
[Verse 3]
It's been late nights, a few good fights
Wouldn't sleep until we worked things out
It's been long days of leanin' on faith
Even when we had our doubts
Barely gettin' by, stretched to the limits
All the hard times, no I wouldn't trade a minute
We've come so far, it made us who we are
Right here, right now
[Verse 4]
It ain't always pretty as a picture, yeah
And it ain't a mansion on a hill
It's perfectly imperfect
It's worth more than it's worth
It's our life, it's our heart, it's our home
And this is our kingdom
This is our, this is our kingdom
Oh-oh, yeah, this is our kingdom
[Verse 5]
No, it ain't always pretty as a picture, yeah
And it ain't a mansion on a hill
It's perfectly imperfect
It's worth more than it's worth
It's our life, it's our heart, it's our home
This is our kingdom
Oh, yeah
This is our, this is our kingdom
This is our kingdom
[Verse 6]
It's our names carved out on that old oak tree
Pictures on the wall of you and me
It's our heart, it's our home, it's our babies' faces
It's the light, it's the love livin' in these places
[Verse 7]
Church on Sunday, tire swings
Good in the bad times, praying on our knees
Begging the Lord for this beautiful life
The love we have built will stand the test of time, yeah
[Verse 8]
Oh, this is our kingdom
This is our kingdom, yeah
This is our kingdom
It's pictures on the wall of you and me
Thanking the Lord, praying on our knees
In our kingdom
Written by: Carrie Underwood, Chris DeStefano, Dave Barnes
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