Time Heals Peter Hammill

[Intro]
Thinking back, it seems that I
Can lie beside you as I never truly did
In afterglow -
No afterwords at all
Only writing love songs when it's gone and dead;
Only paying words out in strings of half-forgotten sentiments...
I mean...
I meant...
I never really quite could say the way it was

[Verse 1]
The first time that we met I said, "I bet that she's the one"
But I was talking to myself then, as always
As time went by our steps entwined, unwritten lines drew taut
And I tried to find a way to make it all safe...
Into the play - what a production! -
Into the days and ever more suction:
You hold me close, hold me farther
Away from yourself - I make me a martyr
For pain and love go hand in hand...
And hand in hand go you and my friend
You are his and I am yours and just cannot evade you;
My days a dream, my nights unseemly
Stolen moments all I live for
But theft is no way to persuade you
To come with me, leave him behind you;
My hurtful eyes try to remind you
It's all I can do to keep from screaming
"I love you, I love you!" - I wish I was dreaming
But the steps we take all leave footprints...