Lonely Afternoon

Oh, well, the silence in this house
It echoes in this house
Though I pull myself together
Say, "Today, I will get out"The world, it changed without me
Well, you should hear what I've been told
The streets I see are blasphemy
Lined with paper cups and goldAnd in some dream, I think
That every word I dare to speak
Well, someone's always leaning over me
Well, lean all over meA giant vision in the distance
We'll chase that rainbow down
I hear a pound, pound, pounding in my chest
I hear a knock, a knocking soundOh, it's the slivers flowing through my veins
It's a sign that I'm alive
You're lucky, oh, my friend, so lucky
You're lucky just to be aliveAs words go turning by
I wish they'd all come clear
In this room
Another lonely afternoonA lonely afternoon
A lonely afternoon
A lonely afternoonI can count the lonely days
I get by, as they go by
Standing in the stairway by this room
By this roomThey've held me down for long enough
Like a flower, I need to growThe frail and tender heart
Been shipwrecked with a fool
Oh, feeling so abused, well, sometimes
Life can be so cruelAnd the ones who make decisions for you
Well, they better understand
But you don't know what made me think of that
A lonely afternoonA lonely afternoon
A lonely afternoon
A lonely afternoonA lonely afternoon
A lonely afternoon
A lonely afternoon
A lonely afternoon