bob mould
lonely afternoon
Well, the silence in this house It echoes in this house I pull myself together, say "Today I will get out" The world, it changed without me You should hear what I've been told The streets I see are blasphemy Lined with paper cups and gold  And in some dream, I think That every word I dare to speak Someone's always leaning over me Lean all over me  A giant vision in the distance Chase that rainbow down I hear a pound, pound, pounding in my chest I hear a knock, a knocking sound It's the slivers flowing through my veins It's a sign that I'm alive You're lucky, oh my friend, so lucky You're lucky just to be alive  As words go turning by I wish they'd all come clear In this room Another lonely afternoon  I can count the lonely days I get by, as they go by Standing in the stairway by this room By this room  (They've held me down for long enough; Like a flower, I need to grow)  The frail and tender heart Been shipwrecked with a fool Feeling so abused, well, sometimes Life can be so cruel And the ones who make decisions for you Well, they better understand But you don't know what made me think of that Lonely afternoon