House On The Corner

Roger Hodgson

There's a house on the corner, lives a man who went to war


And it tries to give him shelter from the pain of what he saw


There's a child out the window painting faces in the snow


And they smile a sad reminder of a life he used to know





There's a house on the corner, lives a man with empty eyes


For his heart has been broken for he was sold a pack of lies





Hold me closer (you know I can't)


Hold me closer (but you don't understand)


Hold me closer, open your heart


Hold me closer (I'm so alone)


Hold me closer (Oh you'll never know)


Hold me closer, open your heart





For he fought for his country, now he fights to clear his name


For the dead are always heroes and the living live in shame





And he said


Hold me closer (you know I can't)


Hold me closer (but you don't understand)


Hold me closer, open your heart


Hold me closer (I'm so alone)


Hold me closer (Oh you'll never know)


Hold me closer, open your heart