An emotional piece about past relationships and how they affect future ones.
Cover image: Alexander Krivitskiy at unsplash.com
1984
Give me time
It’s been a funny day
But in a funny way
I know that I’ll be fine
She had me
Right there where she wanted
That’s why I’m feeling haunted
By her background melody
And I’m sorry for the way
That I let her spoil our day
I couldn’t wait to talk to you
With a wound that was still sore
Everything was feeling raw
But I couldn’t wait to be with you
I got it wrong
I thought I’d seen the light
I thought I’d got it right
A place I could belong
Just let it be
It feels like last summer
But time has done a runner
Just look at the state of me
And the Northern line below
A million stories come and go
But you didn’t want to talk to me
I know you had to wait
And I left it far too late
And you didn’t want to be with me
CHORUS
I’ve been looking for you
I think you know
You went and read my mind
The thoughts were so unkind
An out of body blow
Can’t change the past
It makes me who I am
The movie in the can
Nothing's ever made to last
And I’m sorry for the way
That I let you down that day
I only want to talk to you
I was slow to realise
That I couldn’t hide the lies
I only want to be with you
I’ve been looking for you
Since 1984
Broken promises broken dreams
Broken hearts split at the seams
© ANDY BARKER NOV 2016
