Elegy in C

I only miss you when I’m breathing

I’d miss you if I’d never seen your face before

And if I’d met you in another lifetime

I’d still be at your door

I miss the way you used to tell it

And the way they’d hang on every word you’d say

Cos no one else worked a room quite like you

And now it’s not the same

I couldn’t miss you any more

I couldn’t miss you any more

I couldn’t miss you any more

I couldn’t miss you any more

Sometimes we’d go and smell the roses

And other days we’d gravitate towards the shore

Finding clever ways to reinvent you

So five will never be a four

I couldn’t miss you any more

I couldn’t miss you any more

I couldn’t miss you any more

I couldn’t miss you any more

There’s ink on your fingertips

Stings on your river grips

When I’m alone in the night is the time I ignite all the sad thoughts of you

And the memories too

And the sound of your voice from the answerphone tone

A tiny reminder of where I belong

I couldn’t miss you any more

I couldn’t miss you any more

I couldn’t miss you any more

I couldn’t miss you any more

I couldn’t miss you any more

I couldn’t miss you any more

I couldn’t miss you any more

I couldn’t miss you any more