Baby we built this house On memories Take my picture now Shake it til you see it And when your fantasies Become your legacy Promise me a place In your house of memories

This house was built to stand the strain Now at last, we fall together We've been through it all together Ooh, I never stopped lovin' you When the money was short And dreams were shattered Faith in love was all That pulled us through I never stopped

Until it disappeared And now, it's time to leave and turn to dust I held on as tightly as you held onto me There is a house built out of stone Wooden floors, walls and window sills

Once you're there You can't come back Nothing lives Nothing grows Inside the dead meadow All alone at last Years roll by so fast Twisted and insane The house you built

And when things are going crazy I'll be your shelter, baby Keep you warm and Keep you from the rain- hey, hey There is a place up the street It's a funky little place we can meet It's my house built for love From the kitchen to the basement, wall to wall

We built this house on a rock, on a rock When the rain fell and the flood came And the wind blew hard like a hammer on these walls We didn't crack or break or fall This house on a rock, on a rock Baby, you and I Love is the glue That holds us together

Until it disappeared And now, it's time to leave and turn to dust I held on as tightly as you held onto me There is a house built out of stone Wooden floors, walls and window sills