ROSANNE CASH lyrics - House On The Lake

(Cash, Leventhal)



Well, I miss the sounds of Tennessee

And the smell of heavy rain

The roses in the garden

Laugh before the pain



But I hear his voice close in my ear

I see her smile and wave

I blink and while my eyes are closed

They both have gone away



Blue bare room, the wood and nails

There's nothing left to take

But love and years are not for sale

In our old house on the lake



Well, I'm going down to New Orleans

'Cause we both are sinking fast

And I'll stare into the Bourbon moon

We'll see how long we last



But I hear his voice

I follow down the velvet undertow

Back to the place where I was born

Back to my southern home



Blue bare room, the wood and nails

There's nothing left to take

But love and years are not for sale

In our old house on the lake



In our old house on the lake

In our old house