You didn’t arrive earlier
But I had plenty of Time
He and I became great cronies
and sat in canteens,
waiting for you
hitting each other on the back,
ordering drinks
for women in blue dresses,
unsuspecting of their own past
Stay at home, watch TV
Every channel shows the same dark trains
travelling without passengers
there’s only two people standing in the restaurant car (drunk)
The one being sick is me
It’s a pity them showing me right now as previously
I had been praising god
We didn’t want to go into details
as you would surely be coming
and what would be the point anyway
for such a short time
And then you didn’t turn up
so we converted this sitting together
into living
with Time, my mate
Stay at home, watch TV
Every channel shows the same dark trains
travelling without passengers
there’s only two people standing in the restaurant car (drunk)
The one being sick is me
It’s a pity them showing me right now as previously
I had been praising god
It’s all the same after all
I knew you wouldn’t come
You were a Star at night
and a Swallow by day
Every field cared for
Everything growing in neat order
This is what I leave for you
You star or swallow!
Stay at home, watch TV
Every channel shows the same dark trains
travelling without passengers
there’s only two people standing in the restaurant car (drunk)
The one being sick is me
It’s a pity them showing me right now as previously
I had been praising god
(drunk)