I don't mean to be a drag about my illness
Not the rowing boat motion, it's the water's stillness
Somewhere on the bottom I thought I saw a sacrificial lamb
I don't have a clue why I'm still afraid of you
But I am
Careful up ahead, that's a water feature
If you start drowning on me, I'll never reach you
And I know if I did, you'd only haul me overboard too
I don't know why I distrust you so
But I do
Barbara, why am I here with you?
Barbara, it was only meant to be a beer with you
I should've walked away in Trafalgar Square
You were feeding the pigeons, I was standing there
From the corner of my eye I thought I saw a lion statue move
And I don't know what talking to ghosts
Is meant to prove
Barbara, are you mad with me?
Barbara, after all the fun you've had with me
Let's go catch a ride to the Latin Quarter
Or the Giant's Causeway, whatever's shorter
We'll both stand in line and whoever blinks first gets the bill
I don't know how you'll destroy me now
But you will
Barbara, even now you're a mystery
Barbara, why do you want to do all this to me?
credits
from Time On My Own,
released January 20, 2013
additional vocals by Kim Guy
mastered by smallfishrecordings
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