He's out there in the backyard Staring into space I don't know what he's doing I can't even see his face He stumbled in while I was sleeping I didn't catch the time I don't know if we're speaking I've forgotten all my lines Mum always treats him Like the son she never had Don't you let him go I know she'll say I'm mad Cupid fired an arrow Without taking aim I feel no fear And I feel no pain Lipstick sunsets* Off the end of the pier Sweet nothings Whispered in my ear We once knew What they were worth Were they just pretty things And stupid words The planes up in the air Are wondering how to land Holding on like hell I'm left clutching sand Did I feel his touch Did I dream a kiss (Or) Was it my imagination How did we come to this Lipstick sunsets Off the end of the pier Sweet nothings Whispered in my ear We once knew What they were worth Were they just pretty things And stupid words Two boats passing in the night Moving slowly, bathed in lights No waves turned No ghostly trails There are signs of life But there's nothing in the sails Lipstick sunsets Off the end of the pier Sweet nothings Whispered in my ear We once knew What they were worth Were they just pretty things And stupid words
* thanks to John Hiatt
© David Gilliver 2002