
Elizabeth, lately
I’ve been staring at walls
Stopping in halls
And taking deep breaths
Elizabeth, lately
We sit watching TV
With your hand on my knee
Feeling less and less
I look into your eyes and see the question
That you look into my eyes afraid to ask
And I wish that I could give an honest answer
But I don’t know if the fire’s coming back
Elizabeth, lately
You go to sleep while it’s still light
Toss and turn all night
And sleep in late
Elizabeth, lately
We hardly say a word at all
Afraid this house of cards will fall
And blow away
You look into my eyes and see the question
I look into your eyes afraid to ask
And I know that you can’t give an honest answer
Cause you don’t know if the fire’s coming back
Elizabeth, lately
I want to reach out, hold you tight
Say it’s gonna be alright
This storm will pass
But I don’t want to lie
So I just look into your eyes
Say I love you
And you say it back
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