I just turned out the light upstairs the kids are fast asleep   I listened while they said their prayers for the Lord their souls to keep   And I didn't hear them say your name for the first time since you've gone   Your name's become a houselhold word in every house but home   For gossip doesn't care to hear that you found somebody new   That little pictures have big ears they heard the stories too   But if you should come back home tonight we'd forget the shame we've known   Then your name would be a houselhold word and this house would be a home   Yes your name would be a houselhold word and this house would be a home