[Verse 1]
There's a house on my block, it's abandoned and cold
The folks moved out of it 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

[Chorus]
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?

[Verse 2]
The paint is all cracked, it's peeled off the wood
The papers are stacked on the porch where I stood
The weeds have grown up 'bout as high as the door
There's birds in the chimney and an old chest of drawers
Looks like no one will ever come back to
The house where nobody lives

[Chorus]
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 somebody do somebody wrong?
[Verse 3]
So if you are someone to have and to hold
Don't trade it for silver, don't trade it for gold
I've had all of life's pleasures and they're fine and they're good
But they remind me houses are just made of wood
What makes a house grand ain't the roof or the door
If there's love in a house, it's a palace for sure
Without love, it ain't nothing but a house
A house where nobody lives
Without love it ain't nothing but a house where nobody lives