I get along without you very well Of course I do Except when soft rains fall And drip from leaves, then I recall The thrill of being sheltered in your arms Of course, I do But I get along without you very well I've forgotten you just like I should Of

The half a man that you've made of me If I only had one arm to hold you Well better yet if I had none at all Then I wouldn't have two arms that ache For you there'd be one less mem'ry to recall If I only had one ear to listen to The lies that you told to

Another groove without a name, carried through the floor Memory recalls visions of lust All my dreams attended, and then farewell, my love The train is gone, deep fog remains Until the light faded away In firelight, dancing with no pulse I broken in

I made a point to burn all of the photographs She went away and then I took a different path I remember the face But I can't recall the name Now I wonder how whatsername has been Remember, whatever The regrets are useless in my mind She's in my head

Of course, I do I get along without you very well Except when soft rains fall And drips from leaves Then I recall The thrill of being sheltered in your arms But I get along without you very well I've forgotten you just like I should Of course, I have

Of course I do I get along without you very well Except when soft rains fall And drip from leaves, then I recall The thrill of being sheltered in you arms But I get along without you very well I've forgotten you just like I should Of course I have Except

Lady writer on the TV Just the way that her hair fell down around her face Then I recall my fall from grace Another time, another place Talking about the Virgin Mary Yeah you know I'm talking about you and me And the lady writer on the TV Lady Writer on

I dodge the blast, and apologize for collateral damage 'Hey mister' the bellman says 'I can only recall and spend some time I said.' So he replies 'Then how do you manage'? So he replies 'Then how do you manage' Just a dime store poet Keeping pace,