oh if this old house could talk what a story it would tell it would tell about the good times and the bad times as well it would tell about the love that lived and died inside these walls and the sound of the little footsteps running up and down the hall oh if this old house could talk it would break my heart in two i couldn t stand to be reminded of all the things we used to do there s no love in this old house no more so i got it up for sale why if this old house could talk what a story it would tell oh if this old house could talk i know what it would say i m as lonesome as you are and i feel more empty every day i even miss the baby who built me up to feel this way why if this old house could talk lord i know what it would say yeah if this old house could talk what a story it would tell we ll build this home together and with love we drove each nail take me in your arms and hold me cause we ve been apart too long why if this old house could talk all it would say is welcome home 