Stonum, also called Stoneham or the George Read House, was the home of George Read, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His advocacy enabled Delaware to become the first state ratifying the declaration. The house is located in New Castle, Delaware and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.
The house was built beginning circa 1730 with what is now the kitchen. The front portion of the house was added before 1769. The house is 2-1/2 stories with an L-shaped plan. A further addition was made in 1850, while a concrete block porch was added in the 1920s. Interiors are well-preserved. The house once enjoyed an expansive view of the Delaware River, now obscured by industrial development.
well now okay, you want to run me out, run me down
But i heard, you're concerned
Baby that you going down
Gettin' down while I'm gonna roll out of town
Rumors flyin', people lyin'
I'm just tryin', tryin' to keep my head up off the
ground
Oh yeah
It's getting harder and harder
I check my pride but you runnin' high
With some other guy and I'm about to die
Tellin' lies, runnin' and cheatin'
And doin' what you please
And no one was surprised
The only thing you need me for is the money
And now I'm so damn confused
Cause even though I paid my dues
Ain't no matter what I do I'm gonna lose
Cause you stone me, stone me, stone me
And now we known each other so long
How we're goin' on and on
I wish I was never gonna be alone
So long, I was dead wrong
Cause you're moving on with your life
Left me in your past, you're past
You're with some other guy
You used to make me high
But now you just stone me
I thought we was in love and now you say
You rollin' holy, left me living lonely
Mmm, what about our son
You have your own child
What you wanna run around
Baby you a wild child
Play on, play on
She get to play on, play on
Then you come a runnin' back
Workin' hard, all alone, too late
Baby I am solo
You hurt me so bad, it took me so long to rise
But baby I survived
Now I don't even wanna see your eyes
You stone me
You hurt me so bad, it took me so long to rise
But baby I survived
Now I don't even wanna see your eyes