Underneath the yellow lights I tried to be standoffish But you said it wasn't the thought That could count anymore If we ever had a pact Well, i'm sure i broke it that night Honest feelings covered up by More important things to do And my heart of ice is harder to break Than one that's soft and warm If i had a hammer i'd do it myself Just to make it easier on you I put you on my fix-it list Next to my broken armchair I never use it anymore But it sure beats facing you. You cried as i thought that i could run Just to get away from all this All the screwballs down the drain Along with all our scruples Farther down the whole we Couldn't dig ourselves out Underneath the yellow lights My vision's getting lazy But it took a while to find out Just what we couldn't see