A House Is Not A Home

A House Is Not A Home - Mavis Staples

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 a still a room,

even when 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

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