An Acquaintance of Mine

歌詞

He's out on the road now, a quarter past nine His destination, it's a way down the line He's done his fair share of talking, his fare share of time And he know As he kicks off the dust from the place he has been A white car pulls over, and as he bundles in I see lines on his face, grey hairs on his chin And he know He's a winner, a loser, an acquaintance of mine He's a page from a novel, she's the dust on his wine bottle He's never early, she's rarely on time [Instrumental] He stops from his travels, a lonely hotel Puts four suitcases down, gently rings on the bell And the lady is smiling, she knows him so well And he follows her in the hall To where the carpets are faded, the windows are stained The portraits are hung in Victorian frames And he touches her face as she whispers his name And they know He's a winner, a loser, an acquaintance of mine He's a page from a novel, she's the dust on his wine bottle He's never early, she's rarely on time [Instrumental] He wakes in the morning and she is still there Her shoes on the floor and her clothes on the chair He tries hard not to wake her as he touches her hair It's as though The wall clock is broken, so he keeps his own time He knows that she loves him, one day at a time And her breathing is sweet love in a Burgundy wine And they know There is no need to speak out, there's no one else there Alone words are only loose shapes in the air And she may be sleeping, but at least she is there And she knows He's a winner, a loser, an acquaintance of mine He's a page from a novel, she's the dust on his wine bottle He's never early, she's rarely on time He's a winner, a loser, an acquaintance of mine He's a page from a novel, she's the dust on his wine bottle He's never early, she's rarely on time