A chair is still a chair 
Even when there's no one sittin' 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 
An' no one there 
You can kiss goodnight . . .  
  
A room is still a room 
Even when there's nothin' 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 
An' one of us  
Has a broken heart . . .  
  
Now an' then  
I call your name 
An' 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 stair 
An' turn the key  
Oh please be there  
Still in love with me . . . 
  
< instrumental bridge > 
  
I'm not meant to live alone  
Turn this house into a home  
When I climb the stair 
An' turn the key  
Oh please be there  
Still in love with me . . .