He says, ?I'm just a man   I work with my hands   But lately no work has been around   I wish that I could put more on the table   Provide the life I'm sure my family dreams about?      ?But there's cracks in all the walls and all the windows   And the flies, they find their way in through the screens   I just pray that hope will go on living   In this house of a thousand dreams?      She says, ?My husband's a good man   Gives all that he can   But I know he thinks he's let me down   I just want him and the children to be happy   It's not always easy but it's all I dream about?      ?So I'll find some yard sale curtains for the windows   And I'll sew some yellow trim along the seams   And I'll keep praying, hope will go on living   In this house of a thousand dreams?      The boy says, ?My daddy's a strong man   My momma, she loves him   And they love my brother and sister and me   Sometimes at night we lay out in the backyard   And take turns wishing on the first star we see?      ?And the crickets always sing outside the windows   And I love to feel the wind blow through the screens   And I sure hope that we can live forever   In this house of a thousand dreams?      ?Yeah, I sure hope that we can live forever   In this house of a thousand dreams?