old lovers in dressing rooms

Keaton Henson

It wasn t very long for us
When you re young it isn t hard to trust
I told her I was seventeen
She said that s how she still remembers me

I haven t many words to say
I thought about you every day
And she seems disappointed
When I say that I m not happy yet

And I ask her if she liked the show
She says she heard me on the radio
It only works a few blocks down the street
She lays her coat on and she takes a seat

It wasn t really that worth writing about
They say your record deal is over an d out
And did you love me like the way you wrote?
Well I m afraid so, I m afraid so

She tells me she is happy now
She really loves him and they have a house
I say I m glad for her and should have known
I have one too now but I live alone

Is it really you behind that beard?
I say I think so and we count the years
We tell stories and we sort of laugh
And then she jokes she wants my autograph

It wasn t really how you sing it dear
Oh I remember worse than blood and tears
And did you love me like the way you wrote?
Well I m afraid so, I m afraid so

She smiles and says she has to go
I m left in silence all alone
Til they come and say I gotta leave
They say there s people that I have to meet