Never Here

You were far too busy writing
Then I started to worry
That you were never here
In your bed I lay reeling
In our bed I lay reeling
Then it felt like going through the motions
Nothing could ever be quite the same
And I told you my plan
I couldn't really imagine
It's a sign of devotion

And you told me your plan

'Cause they give me the fear
Nothing could ever be quite the same

And you lent me your records
Too much time spent on ourselves
I was far too busy writing
Funny how it seems to me now
You made everybody else seem so plain
You filled my head with your notions
Funny how it seems to me now
You made everybody else seem a shame
I moved straight into your shoes
And I lent you an ear

I took up your cause and answered your phone
I thought of our lives left on the shelf
You made everybody else seem a shame
Too much TV and curry
Now I've sold all your records
Never really here
That you were never here

First impressions never remain
I knew from the way I was feeling
Rhymes that didn't scan
I knew from the way I was feeling

We were sitting and waiting

Rhymes that'll never scan
We were sitting and waiting
You made everybody else seem so tame
What life was like when I was alone