Everything is quiet
since you're not around
and I live in
the numbness now
in the background
I do the things
we did before
I walk Haight Street
to the store
and they say
where's that crazy girl
You don't get
drunk on red wine
and fight no more
I don't see you anymore
since the hospital
But the plans I make
still have you in them
'Cause you come
swimming into view
and I'm hanging on your words
like I always used to do
The words they use so lightly
I only feel for you
I only know this because
I carry you around
in the background
I'm in the background
Words they come
and memories all repeat
I lift your head while
they change the hospital sheets
I would never lie to you no
I would never lie to you no
I felt you long after
we were through
and we were through
The plans I make still
have you in them
Cause you come
swimming into view
and I'm hanging on your words
like I always used to do
The words they use so lightly
I only feel for you
I only know this because
I carry you around
in the background
Cause I felt you long after
we were through
You come
swimming into view
and I'm hanging on your words
like I always used to do
The words they use so lightly
I only feel for you
I only know this because
I'm way I'm way
in the background
I'm in the background