Table for one
So I sit on this table for oneAnd pour me a drink that'll lastI'm not drunk I just miss being youngAnd I grew old so fast
My wife she breaks and she bendsMy children they don't understandI came here tonight in search of a friendBut I'm the invisible man
'cause I've swallowed my tongueand I've polished my gunand I've sat on my secrets for yearswith my stiff upper lipmy composure won't slipand I've hidden each silent salty tear
So I sit on this table for oneAnd I have been here beforeIt's a little less than I'd had in mindBut I wouldn't ask for more
And my mother she taught me to writeAnd my father he taught me his tradeAnd I wish that they could both be here tonightTo see what a mess I've made
'cause I've swallowed my tongueand I've polished my gunand I've sat on my secrets for yearswith my stiff upper lipmy composure won't slipand I've hidden each silent salty tear
my sons and my daughters don't know me at allI've dug in trenches and put up wallsI whisper I love you each night as they sleepBut no one hears me when I speakFrom this table for one
So I sit on this table for oneI won't go till they tell me to leaveWhy'd they teach me to follow my dreamsWhen dreams are all they can be?