We're So Close

I've lived in all of the houses he's built

The one in the air

The one underground

The one on the water

The one in the sand

He says it doesn't matter how we live(it doesn't matter how we live)

He says it doesn't matter where we live

We're so close we can dispense with houses

We don't need a home at all

It's come to be a habit with me to dine alone

You're never home

And the evenings end so early

He says we can be close from afar(he says we can be close from afar)

He says the closest people always are(the closest people always are)

We're so close that in our separation

There's no distance at all

Sometimes I go out to the car turn on the headlights

Intending to leave

My imagination's not as strong as you'd believe

Oh sometimes I need to hear the words

But I've talked to you

You haven't listened at all

I've said I'm numb

I can't even cry

I'm stuck with acting out a part

He says what do words ever reveal(what do words ever reveal)

He says in speaking one can be so false(can be so false)

We're so close we have a silent language

We don't need words at all

There's a husky voice

That speaks to me in the dark

And on the phone from studios and westside bars

Through tunnels of long distance

He says we're beyond flowers

He says we're beyond compliments

We're so close we can dispense with love

We don't need love at all