I watch the clock.
I feel for you …
But the air is empty,
you are not there.
I watch the clock.
Still 12 hours ahead
You are sleeping.
On the ten
we connect at last.
But I am tired from the day,
fading away …
I lie awake
pretending not to miss you.
You are busy in the day,
I’m fading away …
I snap awake
On the ten
Oh, we connect again
You are tired from the day
fading, fading away
12 hours more…
I spend my days thinking of you. I pretend to work. I pretend to plan, but really I’m thinking of you … of hearing your voice, of touching your skin, of breathing you in.
I watch the clock. I feel for you…
But the air is empty; you’ve travelled into dreamland.
Sometimes when we talk you ask me, “How did you know I was awake?”
My darling, I listen for you. I feel you in my heart when you wake.
I feel for you in my heart. Each time we are apart.
And I imagine this time it will be easier, still …
I watch the clock.