Oh the worlds asleep No singing of the birds the buzzing of the honeybees Oh the empty trees The last time that I saw you they were evergreen I know it's not a crime But I can't help feeling guilty That I don't have the time While you're waiting for me If I would have known That you needed someone to talk to I'd pick up the phone It cuts through my bones If you're ever lonely, I'll take the short way home The short way home The short way home Wherever I will go When everything's too fast you tell me, take it slow But oh I miss you so Like the winter needs the cold from all the falling snow I know it's not a crime But I can't help feeling guilty That I don't have the time While you're waiting for me If I would have known That you needed someone to talk to I'd pick up the phone It cuts through my bones If you're ever lonely, I'll take the short way home The short way home The short way home If I would have known That you needed someone to talk to I'd pick up the phone It cuts through my bones If you're ever lonely, I'll take the short way home