This old house once knew his children
This old house once knew his wife
This old house was home and comfort
As they fought the storms of life
This old house once rang with laughter
This old house heard many shouts
Now it trembles in the darkness
When the lightning walks about
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
Ain't gonna need this house no more
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Ain't got time to fix the floor
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend the wind of pain
Ain't gonna need this house no more
His knees are getting ready to meet the saints
This old house is getting shaky
This old house is getting old
This old house that's in the rain
This old house that's in the cold
Oh, his knees are getting
Chilly
But he feels no fear of pain
Cause he sees an angel
Peeking through a broken window pane
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
Ain't gonna need this house no more
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Ain't got time to fix the floors
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend the wind of pain
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
His knees are getting ready to meet the saints
This old house once knew his children
This old house once knew his wife
This old house was home and comfort
As they took the stones of life
This old house once rang with laughter
This old house heard many shouts
Now it's home and comfort again
Now it trembles in the darkness
When the lightning walks about
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
Ain't gonna need this house no more
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Ain't got time to fix the floors
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend the wind of pain
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
His knees are getting ready to meet the saints
Ready to meet the saints