Washed out in the stillness of the night
   She's left searching
   Once again love's promise has been broken
   And he ignores indifferently to the rhythm of her breathing
   As she lights a cigarette and waits for morning
   Light years apart - they lie both together
   Like a child caught playing with matches
   She's been burned again by fire
   And she knows she's been betrayed by her own imagination
   The cigarette keeps burning as she curses her desire.
  
   Chorus:
   And she thinks
   She's the only one who's lonely
   And she wants the world to feel sorry
   And she's trapped
   Within her own self pity
   And she asks: will anybody love me.
  
   And on the radio an old song sings
   Suggesting that love is why we're living
   As she turns the station fast.
  
   She looks down at her lover
   A friend of a friend of a stranger
   As if his mouth might breathe an answer
   And she knows she's getting older
   The emptiness controls her
   And the smoke curls round her fingertips
   Like question marks in time
   The sun plays with the windows
   As the man wakes up beside her
   Silences are awkward as he reaches for his clothes
   And as he leaves
   She feels suspended, invaded and rejected
   The cigarette is ended
   That's how her story goes
  
   Repeat Chorus
  
   And on the radio a new song sings
   Suggesting that love is why we're living
   Ironically she laughs
   As she turns the station fast
   She's given up on giving
   Washed out in the stillness of the night
   She's left searching