One Less Bell to Answer

One less bell to answer

One less egg to fry

One less man to pick up after

I should be happy, but all I do is cry, cry

(No more laughter)

Oh, I should be happy

(Oh, why did he go?)

I only know that since he left, my life’s so empty

Though I try to forget, it just can't be done

Each time the doorbell rings, I still run

I don't know how in the world to stop thinking of him

(I should be happy)

'Cause I still love him so

I end each day the way I started

Crying my heart out

One less bell to answer

One less egg to fry

One less man to pick up after

No more laughter, no more laughter

Since he went away

(Since he went away)

Since he went away

A chair is still a chair

Even when there's no one 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

You can kiss goodnight

A room is still a room

Even when there’s nothing there but gloom

But a room is not a house

And a house is not a home

When the two of us are far apart

And one of us has a broken heart

Now and then, I call your name

And suddenly your face appears

But it’s just a crazy game

And when it ends, it ends in tears

So darling, have a heart

Don’t let one mistake keep us apart

Oh, I'm not meant to live alone

Turn this house into a home

When I climb the stairs and turn the key

Oh please, be there still in love with me

(One less bell to answer)

Each time the doorbell rings I still run

(One less egg to fry)

I got one less man to pick up after

(No more laughter)

No more laughter, no more laughter

Since he went away

(Since he went away)

Since he went away

All I do is cry