It was your birthday,
yesterday
I gave a gift that almost
took your breath away
But, to be honest,
I nearly left it on
the train
For your lover,
give some time
You talk forever
on the phone
To your mother and
with my thoughts
I'm left alone
Now and then I think
how strange our love
has grown
For your lover,
give some time
I will give up
these cigarettes
Stay at home and
watch you mend the
tears in your dress
Have your name in a
rose tattooed across
my chest
And be your lover
for all time
Maybe I will
drink a little less
Come home early
and not complain
about the death
And give you flowers
from the graveyard
now and then
For your lover,
give some time
I think of places
that I've seen
A skipping stone across
the ocean I have been
A rootless man with
no one else to
share my dreams
And, for my lover,
gave no time
Here's a toast
to you, Helene
To all the cinemas we
ran in from the rain
Laughing, clutching,
soaking newspapers
to your face
Then, for your love,
you gave some time
I will give up
these cigarettes
Stay at home and watch
you mend the tears
in your dress
Have your name in rose
tattooed across
my chest
And be your lover
for all time
Maybe I will
drink a little less
Come home early and
not complain about
the death
And give you flowers
from the graveyard
now and then
And, for my lover,
give some time
For your lover,
give some time