The Mater

I fell into you in the shadow of the staircase Washed my hands of you in the kitchen sink And in that house I knew we'd never close this distance You said baby, we are closer than you think So I made love to the idea of your involvement And the conversation we had in the dark You said you'd never judge the way I solve my problems Then you left me in the garden talking art I just wish we laughed in time, that's all I just wish we laughed in time, that's all That's all Fell out of my soft head the night we left The Mater Bravo, maestro, never seen the sky so pink Fell into your soft bed and stayed the morning after I said, "Baby, we are colder than we think" So I made love to the idea of your approval And the conversations we had with our hands I don't go in for that sort of thing, I told you Then I sang, "Stand By Your Man" I just wish we laughed in time, that's all I just wish we laughed in time, that's all That's all I should have told you then that I had slipped you on inside my head There are bits of you in every journey home Is it so bad, I like the way I look from your side of the bed? You said baby, did you think I didn't know? Still, I made love to the idea of our collusion And the conversation we had on the floor While the backroom boys earned our disapproval Come on, David, sing one more I just wish we laughed in time, that's all That's all I just wish we laughed in time, that's all That's all