House Where Nobody Lives

Tom Waits

1. There's a house on my block that's abandoned and cold
   Folks moved out of it a long time ago
   And they took all their things, and they never came back
   Looks like its haunted, with the windows all cracked
   And everyone calls it the house
   The house where nobody lives      

R: Once it held laughter, once it held dreams
   Did they throw it away, do they know what it means
   Did someone's heart break,
   Or did someone do somebody wrong  
   
2. Well the paint was all cracked, it was peeled off the wood
   Papers were stacked on the porch where I stood
   And the weeds had grown up just as high as the door
   There were birds in the chimney and an old chest of drawers
   Looks like no-one will ever come back to
   The house where nobody lives

R: Once it held laughter...

3. So if you find someone, someone to have, someone to hold
   Don't trade it for silver, don't trade it for gold
   `Cos I have all of life's treasures, and they're fine and they're good
   They remind me that houses are just made of wood
   What makes a house grand oh it aint the roof or the doors
   If there's love in a house, it's a palace for sure
   
   A house where nobody lives
   A house where nobody lives