Back in 1985 when cupid saw me take a dive I didn't think that I'd still be Thinking of you now so wistfully You never took me through your hallway Never led me up the stairs Past the years of useless longing And where you used to say your prayers
And, yes, it's hard for me to stay Harder still for me to stay away
Ties the flowers to the rain Voices the sun on your lips
You know what stopped you liking music Well, that's what always held you back What puts emotion at an arm's length And takes the very thing you lack For you're not shallow, you're not godless We all need something to believe And you believe you've lost that something Just lost the will to be deceived
And, yes, it's hard for me to stay Harder still for me to stay away