A House Is Not A Home Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Slarti42 

Cover art for A House Is Not A Home lyrics by Burt Bacharach

I've often wondered about the bridge verse: "Now and then I call your name And suddenly your face appears But it's just a crazy game When it ends it ends in tears"

Does this mean they repeatedly get together again for a bit but inevitably break up? Or is this just imaginary (making it all the more pathetic and sad)?