Discover the story of the song > A House Is Not a Home – Luther Vandross

The song talks about how a chair is still a chair even if nobody is sitting on it, and a room is still a room even if it's empty, but a house is not a home without someone to love and hold. The protagonist talks about missing his partner and how calling her name only leads to tears when she's not there. He asks her not to let one mistake keep them apart and to turn their house into a home by being there and still loving him.