Talking to your lover

On a non existent phone

Houseful of nothing

The joyous conversation

Of a creature quite alone

Houseful of nothing

The whir of passing traffic

The sighing of the breeze

Houseful of nothing

The awareness of a culture

That is fading by degrees

Houseful of nothing



A hint of a shadow

Or a picture by the door

Houseful of nothing

The creak of a staircase

Or the flexing of the floor

Houseful of nothing

The light spreading even

Neither glaring nor too dark

Houseful of nothing

All finished had blended

Leaving surface with no mark

Houseful of nothing



One time in a lifetime

Understand just what you own

No-one

Owns the sunshine

And possession is a stone

One time in a lifetime

Try to glimpse just who you are

All that learning

All those ages

Have you really come so far?



The traces of a perfume

Half-rememberd from the past

Houseful of nothing

The ringing of a catchphrase

From a cherished telecast

Houseful of nothing

Nothing in the corner

Nothing on the wall

Houseful of nothing

It makes you laugh to think

That there were ever things at all

Houseful of nothing



One time in a lifetime

Will you use the things you know

Will you passing

Make a difference

Oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo

Will you foster, will you sow

One time in a lifetime

Make a list of all you own

And when you are gone

What will it do for you, baby?

Hey hey hey hey hey hey



You took my family

Give it back give it back

You took the heart of me

Give it back give it back

You took my dignity

Give it back

Remember society

Bring it back bring it back

bring it back

Sense of community

Bring it back bring it back

bring it back

Lost opportunity

Bring it back bring it back

bring it back

Mercy and charity

Bring it back

Bring it bring it bring it bring it back



One time in a lifetime

Understand just what you own

No-one owns the sunshine

And possession is a stone



One time

Remember society

In a lifetime

Bring it back

Try to glimpse just who you are

All that learning

Sense of community

All those ages

Bring it back

Have you really come so far?



Lost opportunity

Bring it back

Mercy and charity

Bring it back



One time in a lifetime

Try to glimpse just who you are

All that learning

All those ages

Have you really come so far?



Bring it bring it bring it bring it back

Bring it back



One time in a lifetime



Mercy and charity

Bring it back