Lights Are on but Nobody's Home song and lyrics by Tom Lights illuminate a dwelling, but when it comes to nobody, they stand unnoticed. Dwellings without human presence stay dark. Not a soul to welcome the light, no one's home to cheer up. Uninhabited dwellings remain void of light, leaving the lamps with no purpose. Glow seeks people, but in no one's dwelling, there's no one to illuminate.