East of me, borrowed from a man Came a name from nowhere Used to be, it'd come to me Now it's just getting harder To the back of the alley A little noise will do me good Did you ever want to shake my hand? (At the right time of the day) Did you ever want to shake my hand? (Never stayed in touch with too much) Certainly, love is everything Making sure to question Used to be I began to see Here and now's kind of foggy In the back of the alley A little noise will do me good Did you ever want to shake my hand? (At the right time of the day) Did you ever want to shake my hand? (Never stayed in touch with too much) How much can be too much? I have to state it such Used to be, she'd have come to me Now I do the running Used to be, I began to see Now it's getting harder To the back of the alley A little noise will do me good Did you ever want to shake my hand? Did you ever want to shake my hand? Used to be, she'd have come to me Used to be, I'd begin to see I believe in an entity Why oh why can't I feel inside Used to be, she'd have come to me Used to be, I'd see too much How much can be too much? I have to state it such