Lonely House (From Street Scene)

At night when everything is quiet

This old house seems to breathe a sigh

Sometimes I hear a neighbor snoring

Sometimes I hear a baby cry

Sometimes I hear a staircase creaking

Sometimes a distant telephone

Then the quiet settles down again

The house and I are all alone

Lonely house, lonely me

Funny with so many neighbors

How lonely it can be

Oh, lonely street, lonely town

Funny you can be so lonely

With all these folks around

I guess there must be something

I don't comprehend

Sparrows have companions

Even stray dogs find a friend

The night for me is not romantic

Unhook the stars and take them down

I'm lonely in this lonely house

In this lonely town