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-remembered 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   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)      You took my family   Give it back   (Give it back)   You took the heart of me   Give it back   (Give it back)      Wipe clean a memory   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 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   Mercy and charity   Bring it back   Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it back