Stray Dog

I had fallen down again, I had nowhere to go

You had bolted your doors and closed your windows

Still a crack in your wall that I could see through

Saw your house was empty, and rode out to meet you

But the city was cold, confusing and vast

And the light in my soul was fading fast

Slung towards the back streets

And the alleys where the drunks fight

Walked on past the factories in ever dying sunlight

I needed you

I needed you

I needed you

But you never came for me

Many years now have passed

She's not left my mind

And memories like photographs have faded in time

I walked past the cafes and the nightclubs

Walked past the beggars

And the ladies with their white gloves

I know it won't be long now

It's getting near the end

My ribs are poking through and my coat is getting thin

I needed you

I needed you

I needed you

But you never came for me

So I walked back to where I'd once called home

But the rooms were dark and bare and the garden overgrown

And the door was still locked and the windows still shut

And the wall was still cracked

Why did I come back?

And the answer so thin left me hollow within

'Cause nothing had changed, except the date and my age

And I still have this pain bloating my veins

Thumping in my aching brain

I needed you

I needed you

I needed you

But you never came for me

So I turned away from my madness

Thought I saw a light flicker by the door

I closed down both my eyelids and thought no more