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Don't recognize me, do you? |
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We're sitting face to face. |
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Your mind is in another time |
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and in another place. |
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I saw that when your eyes met mine |
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and still you seemed unmoved. |
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You don't recall this face at all, |
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the one you'd said you'd loved. |
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The bats are in the belfry |
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and now you're on your own. |
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The lights are shining brightly |
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but there's nobody home. |
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But time has gone so quickly now |
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and nothing can replace |
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all these wasted years. |
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Your friends don't come around here, |
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the way they used to do, |
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where once there were so many |
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and now there are so few. |
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But time has gone so quickly now |
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and nothing can replace |
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all these wasted years. |
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Is that a smile upon your face? |
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You seem to be confused |
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by all these kindly strangers |
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who come to visit you. |
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The flowers on the table, |
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the pictures on the wall, |
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I thought it could be different, |
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but now I'm not so sure. |
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The bats are in the belfry |
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and now you're on your own. |
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The lights are shining brightly |
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but there's nobody home. |
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But time has gone so quickly now |
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and nothing can replace |
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all these wasted years. |
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Your friends don't come around here, |
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the way they used to do, |
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where once there were so many |
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and now there are so few. |
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But time has gone so quickly now |
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and nothing can replace |
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all these wasted years. |
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They tell me that you're much improved, |
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but they can't tell me why. |
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I've talked and talked for hours |
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and still there's no reply. |