House Where Nobody Lives

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 it's haunted with the windows all cracked
And everyone calls it the house
The house where nobody lives

Once it held laughter, once it held dreams
Did they throw it away? Did they know what it means?
Did someone's heart break or did someone do somebody wrong?

Well, the paint was all cracked, it was peeled off of the wood
And 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

Once it held laughter and once it held dreams
Did they just throw it away? Did they know what it means?
Did someone's heart break or did someone do somebody wrong?

So, if you find someone, someone to have, someone to hold
Don't you trade it for silver, don't trade it for gold
Now, I have all of life's treasures
And they are fine and they are good
They remind me that houses are just made of wood
What makes a house grand? It ain't the roof or the doors
If there's love in a house, it's a palace for sure
Without love, it ain't nothin' but a house
A house where nobody lives
Without love, it ain't nothin' but a house
A house where nobody lives
Nobody lives