By Your Side

You had a basement apartment
We spent the days in the dark there
Everything implied and perfect
Made up our own secret language
No word for goodbye
A rare mention ran on your birthday
Pages of games we've been playing
Letters of lost conversations

You never think that I'm listening
Are you listening now?

You're still the center of the scenery
No matter where it's taking me
Does it change when I'm not there?

I've got a suitcase and ticket
I know you can see through the patterns
Returning and leaving but outside
There's just so little that matters
I can't wait to just sit still

You have been for me a usefulness
And I've started getting used to it
What I miss when I'm not there

Now I hope the dilation
Gonna get there before too long
If you need me just look too far
I'm right here by your side

Little black dots on paper
Left it in the rain
I throw it up off the sidewalk
See it through a window
Remember where to find me

You're the center of the scenery
No matter where it's taking me
Does it change when I'm not there?
You can tell me not to miss you
From now on you won't have to
If you need me just look too far
I'm right here by your side