There's a house on my block
That's abandoned and cold
The folks moved out
A long time ago

And they took all their things
And they never came back
It looks like it's haunted
With the windows all cracked
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's all cracked
It was peeled off the wood
The 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 were nobody lives

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

So if you find someone
To have and to hold
Don't trade it for silver
Oh, don't trade it for gold

'Cause I have all of life's treasures
And they're fine and they're good
And they remind me that houses
Are just made of wood

What makes a house grand
Oh, it ain't the roof or the doors
If there's love in a house
It's a palace for sure
But 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