9.

A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME

A chair is still a chair,
Even when there’s no one sitting there;
But a chair is not a house,
And a house is not a home
When there’s no one there to hold you tight,
And no one there you can kiss goodnight.

A room is still a room,
Even though there’s nothing there but gloom;
But a room is not a house,
And a house is not a home
When the two of us are far apart
And one of us has a broken heart.

Now and then I call your name
And suddenly your face appears.
But it’s just a crazy game.
When it ends, it ends in tears.

Darling, have a heart.
Don’t let one mistake keep us apart.
*I’m not meant to live alone.
Turn this house into a home.
When I climb the stairs
And turn the key,
Oh, please be there
Still in love with me.