[Intro]
I'm thinking of one of the all-time great premier vocalists in America
And those of you who can hear the sound of my voice, please turn your attention to Luther Vandross with love
Mmm, mmm

[Verse 1]
A chair is still a chair
Even when there's no one, ah, ah, ah, ah, sitting there
But a chair is not a house
And a house is not a home
When there's no one there to hold you tight
And no one there that you can kiss, ooh ooh ooh, goodnight, baby, yeah

[Verse 2]
A room is still a room
Even when there's nothing, nothing there
Nothing there but gloom
But a room is not a house
Oh, and a house is not a home
When the two of us are far apart
And one of us, and one of us, and one of us
And one of us has got a broken heart, oh oh oh

[Bridge]
Now and then, I-I-I-I call your name
And suddenly your face appears
But it's just a crazy game
When it ends, it ends in tears
Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh
[Verse 3]
Darling, darling, darling, have a heart
Don't let one mistake
Don't let anybody anywhere anytime keep us apart
I'm not meant to live alone
Turn this, oh, turn this house into a home
Baby, when I climb the stairs
And turn the key, oh, please be there
Still in love, feeling me
Oh, oh, laying and waiting and no hesitating
Waiting on me, boy

[Outro]
I'm not meant to live alone
You've got to turn this house into a home
Baby, come on with it, you do it so good
Oh, oh, please be there, baby
You got to be there, waiting on me
Laying and waiting and no hesitating
Ah, baby, waiting on 'Re, yeah yeah yeah
Waiting, waiting, waiting on me
Waiting on 'Re