On the corner theres this nice man His name is mark, hes always smiling Hes got this mom who comes on wednesdays In the evening with soup so steaming He shares his house with his friend martin Theyre not brothers, theyre not cousins My little girl wonders all about these men I take hold of her hand, and I begin Home is where the heart is No matter how the heart lives Inside your heart where love is Thats where youve got to make yourself At home the Across yard live deb and tricia With their tools and ladders And their room addition My kid yells over, are ya having a baby? They wink and smile, they say, someday maybe. But through their doors go kids and mommies Funny how you dont see the daddies go in My little girl wonders bout this house with no men, I take hold of her hand And I begin Home is where the heart is No matter how the heart lives Inside your heart where love is Thats where youve got to make yourself At home the round corner, here comes martin Hes alone now, he tries smiling He roams around his well stocked kitchen He knows that fate will soon be coming My little girl wonders where he will live I take hold of her hand and I begin Home is where the heart is No matter how the heart lives Inside your heart where love is Thats where youve got to make yourself At home Martin sits and waits with his windows open His house is empty, his heart is broken We bring him toys and watercolors He loves to hear my little babys stories Shes the gift I share Shes his companion Shes the string on the kite She guides him into the wind My little girl wonders who will care for him We take hold his of hand and we begin Home is where the heart is No matter how the heart lives Inside your heart where love is Thats where youve got to make yourself At home