Mommy cries as she sits on the bed
Daddy slams the cupboards over my head
Sister and I play a simple card game
Stones come flying to shatter our name
Bill collectors on the 16th floor
Reach out their window to knock on our door
Disconnect the phone and cover our ears
Daddy says it?s time to face our fears
In this house on stilts
Where Mommy makes quilts
And Sister just took too many
Daddy rushes to her
Kitty continues to purr
Time to polish my last penny
Sister sleeps in an invisible case
I kiss the blue lips asleep on her face
Daddy says there is no reason to cry
Mommy says there is no reason to try
Kitty likes to stretch out on my lap
The pretty silence fills up the gap
I hear the business suits starting to yell
But at least I know that I?m above hell
In this house on stilts
Where Mommy?s soul wilts
And Sister no longer plays
Daddy closes his eyes
Kitty whispers some lies
How come nobody ever stays?
In this house on stilts
Daddy slams the cupboards over my head
Sister and I play a simple card game
Stones come flying to shatter our name
Bill collectors on the 16th floor
Reach out their window to knock on our door
Disconnect the phone and cover our ears
Daddy says it?s time to face our fears
In this house on stilts
Where Mommy makes quilts
And Sister just took too many
Daddy rushes to her
Kitty continues to purr
Time to polish my last penny
Sister sleeps in an invisible case
I kiss the blue lips asleep on her face
Daddy says there is no reason to cry
Mommy says there is no reason to try
Kitty likes to stretch out on my lap
The pretty silence fills up the gap
I hear the business suits starting to yell
But at least I know that I?m above hell
In this house on stilts
Where Mommy?s soul wilts
And Sister no longer plays
Daddy closes his eyes
Kitty whispers some lies
How come nobody ever stays?
In this house on stilts
