We're nearing closing time
Just tell me when to stop
I think we passed our prime
From here, there is no up

I used to talk to her all day
When evening came, she'd fade
I guess it's just the price you pay
For truths you will evade

I told her that I loved her
She nodded, sober and quiet
I guess I should've stopped there
But I just had to try it

Do you realise, I said
We may never meet again?
Does that make you feel sad
Or cause you any pain?

She looked back, uncomprehending
We'll meet very soon, don't worry
What won't begin can have no ending
So why should I be sorry?

It struck me then, amazed
How far apart we were
There was no spark that blazed
There was nothing special there

How many words had we exchanged?
How meaningless were they?
I must have been, am still, deranged
To think of her that way.

And yet, it clings, it won't let go
I dream and breathe of her
For all the things I rightly know
I cannot help but care