Tick, tick, tick is the clock on the wall
Nobody visits and nobody calls
Nothing but me and the breeze living here
Drip, drip, drip is the tap in the sink
It's driving me mad and I can't help but think
Even the water feels it ought to run and disappear
Oh, these are the sounds of an empty house
Not a creature stirring, not even a mouse
And the more that you listen, the more
You don't want to hear it
So while I wait till the night is done
It's a symphony of silence, a rising sun
The refrigerator rattles, a corner lamp buzzes in my ear
And these are the sounds of an empty house right here
If it ain't the birds, and if it ain't the rain
The wind blows a branch onto my windowpane
And now it sounds like a lost dog scratching at my door
I hear feet on the floor and the people upstairs
Dancing on my roof and they don't seem to care
But it's only since you've gone
That I've been able to see you again

I swear it wasn't there before
Oh, these are the sounds of an empty house
Not a creature stirring, not even a mouse
And the more that you listen, the more
You don't want to hear it
So while I wait till the night is done
It's a symphony of silence, a rising sun
The refrigerator rattles, a corner lamp buzzes in my ear
And these are the sounds of an empty house right here
guitar solo
guitar solo
guitar solo
guitar solo
guitar solo
These are the sounds of an empty house
Not a creature stirring, not even a mouse
The more that you listen, the more
You don't want to hear it
Oh, I wait till the night is done
It's a symphony of silence and a rising sun
The refrigerator rattles, a corner lamp buzzes in my ear
And these are the sounds of an empty house
The sounds, it's an empty house right here
guitar solo
I hear a tick, tick, tick
And there's a drip, drip, drip
drip