I was rigid with drink
On a day without a name
Gazing into the distance
As the horizon backed away
Locked up in a happiness
That left truth out in the cold
Living within the artifice
Of an indifferent world
Through the haze emerged a form
In sure and sharp relief
A woman with that shop-soiled look
Of the habitual divorcee
I saw the sculpt of her hips
And no visible tattoos
I know this isn't love
But it'll do
I like my coffee black
And my little lies white
I like to keep my potential intact
And out of sight
But she possessed all the miseries
That come with imagination
She was as open and inhospitable
As a railway station
I've never known my own mind
But I suspect it's now made up
And though the stars may not be aligned
Or our fates written in a teacup
We've been searching for affection
And it's been leaving us all these clues
And though this isn't love
It'll do
I don't want nobody but you
No, no other body will do
But believe me baby
A little bird told me
There's never been no one and only
I just want someone to hold me
How did I ever get so lonely?
Time hasn't been kind
But then neither have I
You can't put an end to hurricanes
By pulling the wings off butterflies
So come take my hand
It'll just be me and you
This isn't love
But it'll do
I don't want nobody but you
No, no other body will do
But believe me baby
A little bird told me
There's never been no one and only
I just want someone to hold me
How did I ever get so lonely?
Now the time has come for fiction
And we must play out all our parts
No rules and no restrictions
Just a couple of broken hearts
So accept my usual promises
Though you know they won't come true
We know this isn't love
But it will do.