You're too occupied choking on the smoke From this short fuse of mine, which took a half-year to light A half-year to light To realize you should have waited for some sort of cue Before jabbering on and on about the towns you once knew 'Cause frankly, I asked you to stay It's not my fault that you left anyway A borrowed idea which was yours to borrow- You can thank me later to keep you busy day after day During sets of long hours dealing four-dollar drinks To ten-dollar tables. Is this all as you imagined it? Talent to townie, just wasting it 'Cause frankly, I asked you to stay So here's 22 syllables to show you I'm capable Until you decide we're taking our time I'll read about us a couple days every month Until you decide we're taking our time I'll read about us a couple days every month It's not me in the wrong It's not me in the wrong Taking our time a couple days every month It's not me in the wrong Taking our time a couple days every month It's not me in the wrong It's not me in the wrong My Winter, it never is quieter without you My kitchen at midnight is quieter without you My evenings in early are quieter without you My pockets and wallet are quieter without you But frankly, I'd asked you to stay It's not my fault that you left anyway Until you decide that we're wasting our time I'll be reading about us a couple days every month So until you decide that we're wasting our time I'll be reading about us a couple days every month