THE HOUSE WHERE NOBODY LIVES

THE HOUSE

By Tom Waits


There's a house on my block That's abandoned and cold
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Folks moved out of it a Long time ago
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And they took all their things And they never came back
Looks like it's haunted With the windows all cracked
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And everyone calls it The house, the house where Nobody lives
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CHORUS
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Once it held laughter, Once it held dreams
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Did they throw it away, Did they know what it means
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Did someone's heart break, Or did someone do somebody wrong?
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Well the paint was all cracked, It was peeled off of the wood
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Papers were stacked on the porch, Where I stood
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And the weeds had grown up, Just as high as the door
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There were birds in the chimney, And an old chest of drawers
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Looks like no one will ever, Come back to the House were nobody lives
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CHORUS

So if you find someone, Someone to have, someone to hold
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Don't trade it for silver Don't trade it for gold
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I have all of life's treasures And they are fine and they are good
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They remind me that houses Are just made of wood
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What makes a house grand Ain't the roof or the doors
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If there's love in a house It's a palace for sureWithout love...
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It ain't nothin but a house
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A house where nobody lives