And you always see the morning light, because you never sleep at night
And you always smoke on bed, and rewrite every word she said
But if you can’t be her lover be her friend, you can survive on the scarps she sends
Rationed portions of a love once true, take each day and you’ll make it through

Don’t you know that I want you, you know I do
Don’t you know that I want you, you know I do

And I’m not going to let it slip away oh no, and I’m going to do things my way
For those portions of a love once true, take each day and I’ll make it through

And when the rolling stone does cease o roll, oh the moss takes its stranglehold
And the rock begins to crumble and the cracks how they do appear
But if we’re not moving forward we always slip back
And your defence leaves no room for attack

And on the day that we cease to exist I’ll remain a cynical optimist

Don’t you know that I want you, you know I do
Don’t you know that I want you, you know I do

And I’m not going to let it slip away oh no, and I’m going to do things my way
For those portions of a love once true, take each day and I’ll make it through