And in time we won't even recall that we spoke
Then down the hall I overheard such a heavenly choir
There there baby your vision is blurred
At the other end, at the other end of the telescope
The answer was under your nose but the question never arose
But oh, it sure made a difference to me
I know it don't make a difference to you
There's always something that's smoldering somewhere
You'll see me off in the distance, I hope
The next thing you're down with the Sweet Adelines
You're half-naked ambition and you're half out of your wits
Approached immortal danger but you'll never know how close
Words that turned out to be as big as smoke
You'll see me off in the distance, I hope
But oh, it sure made a difference to me
And it's so hard to pick the receiver up when I call
I don't want to hurt you now but I think you're shrinking
Lie down baby now don't say a word
And the cast-iron heart that you failed to tear open
As smoke that disappears in the air
Your head is so sore from all of that thinking
At the other end, at the other end of the telescope
Or several tiny fractions that this portrait still omits
But oh, it sure made a difference to me
I know it don't make a difference to you
I never noticed you could be so small
'Cause late in the evening as I sit here moping
I know it don't make a difference to you
They interrupted my evil designs one day you are up in the clouds
With a bamboo needle on a shellac of Chopin
The promise of indulgence in my confidential voice
