We're So Close
I've lived in all of the houses he's builtThe one in the airThe one undergroundThe one on the waterThe one in the sand
He says: It doesn't matter how we liveHe says: It doesn't matter where we liveWe're so close we can dispense with housesWe don't need a home at all
It's come to be a habit with me to dine aloneYou're never homeAnd the evenings end so early
He says: We can be close from afarHe says: The closest people always areWe're so close that in our separationThere's no distance at all
Sometimes I go out to the carTurn on the headlightsIntending to leaveOh, sometimes I need to hear the wordsMy imagination's not as strong as you'd believe
Oh, but I've talked to youYou haven't listened at allI've said I'm numbI can't even cryI'm stuck with acting out a part
He says: What do words ever reveal?He says: In speaking one can be so falseWe're so close we have a silent languageWe don't need words at all
There's a husky voiceThat speaks to me in the darkAnd on the phone from studiosAnd West side barsThrough tunnels of long distance
He says: We're beyond flowersHe says: We're beyond complimentsWe're so close we can dispense with loveWe don't need love at all