Midnight, that old clock
    keeps ticking,
The kids are all asleep
    and I'm walking the floor.
Darlin' I can see
    that you're dreaming,
And I don't wanna wake you up
When I close the door.

This old house of ours
    is built on dreams
And a businessman don't know
    what that means.
There's a garden outside
    she works in every day
And tomorrow morning
    a man from the bank's
Gonna come and take it all away.

Lately, I've been thinking
    'bout daddy,
And how he always
    made things work,
        when the chips were down,
And I know
    I've got something inside me
There's always a light
    there to guide me
To what can't be found.

This old house of ours
    is built on dreams
And a businessman don't know
    what that means.
There's a swing outside
    the kids play on every day
And tomorrow morning
    a man from the bank's
Gonna come and take it all away.

Take it all away,
    take it all away,
        take it all away.
Take it all away,
    take it all away,
        take it all away.

Remember how we first came
    here together?
Standing on an empty lot,
    holding hands.
Later, we came back
    in the moonlight
And made love
    right where the kitchen is,
Then we made our plans.

This old house of ours
    is built on dreams
And a businessman don't know
    what that means.
There's a garden outside
    she works in every day
And tomorrow morning
    a man from the bank's
Gonna come and take it all away.

Take it all away,
    take it all away,
        take it all away.
Take it all away,
    take it all away,
        take it all away.