Story Behind The Song
Emotionally true story. This one just kind of fell out in an hour or less. I've redone the bridge and tweaked in in other ways, but otherwise it's pretty much the way it sounded at first draft.
Song Description
A marriage/relationship that's gone way past its sell-by date, but the singer hasn't quite brought themselves to end it yet
| Song Length |
3:06 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Poignant |
Subject |
Bad Love, Marriage |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Waits |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
Wouldn?t you like to know what?s going on in my mind?
You?re giving your imaginary friend my time
While I sit here and drink
And guess what you might think
You won?t tell though I torture you so
Why should I care?
Wouldn?t you like to know?
Functional conversation fills the silence some way
The crevasse in between us widens every day
Still I?m waiting in hope
That you might throw a rope
Am I crazy or what? I don?t know
Aren?t we a pair?
Wouldn?t you like to know?
Why do I hang around
My frustration is so persistent?
Why do you wear me down
When like you, I could be so distant?
It?s getting late, we really ought to go on home
To the ritual of restlessness that?s in our bones
When I say ?Goodnight dear?.
The echo I?ll hear
Will be someone who left long ago
Why am I here?
Wouldn?t you like to know?
Wouldn?t you like to know?