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House Where Nobody Lives

from If Only Words Could Keep Me Warm by Mandy Troxel

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There’s a house on my block that’s abandoned and cold
Folks moved out of it a long time ago
And they took all their things and they never came back
Looks like it’s haunted with the windows all cracked
And 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
Did somebody do somebody wrong?

Well the paint was all cracked
It was peeled off of the wood
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....

So if you find someone
Someone to have, someone to hold
Don’t trade it for silver, don’t trade it for gold
‘Cause I have all of life’s treasures
And they are fine and they are good
But they remind me that houses are just made of wood
What makes a house grand ain’t the roof or the doors
If there’s love in a house it’s a palace for sure
Without love it ain’t nothin but a house
A house where nobody lives

words & music by Tom Waits (Jalma Music)

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from If Only Words Could Keep Me Warm, released January 18, 2014
words & music by Tom Waits (Jalma Music)

Mandy Troxel, guitar, vocals
Bruce Harvie, bass, dobro
Walter O’Toole, harmonica

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"With a folky voice of clarity that reminds one of early Emmylou Harris, Troxel navigates the waters of love lost and found with songs that offer memorable lines, but no easy answers." - Bill Mallonee

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