I wish I had a house I'd fill it with a girl She'd dance across the kitchen floor And I wouldn't mind If she stood to speak her mind 'Cause she'd already be on mine I'd fill that house with clocks that don't keep time That way I'd never run out of it even if I tried I wish I had a house I'd fill it up with my life I wish I had house I'd fill it with a child She'd throw up on the kitchen tile And I wouldn't care If she did not brush her hair So long as she stayed away from my chair And I'd fill that child with words and breaths of air Teach her how to steal and how to share I wish I had a house I'd keep my life in there But houses, they don't come cheap And you'd get sick of me after just a few weeks The children, they grow old and then they leave I wish I had a house Maybe I'd keep it just for me