2002 - Bob Schneider

The year is two thousand &two

I’m doing exactly what I wanted to And baby I don’t even think about you anymore

Just thought I’d drop you a line

To let you know I was feeling fine

Cause honey it’s been a long long time

Since you walked out my door

It took me some time I must confess

For a while there I was feeling less than my best

I had to get out of town so I headed out west

I ended up in Seattle

I thought I’d start a brand new band

I thought I might call it Lonelyland

Things got a little out of hand

I ended up hooked on heroin

So I ended up moving back over to Germany

Living with the folks baggin grocery’s

But the time I had was mostly free

So I spent most of it drinking

I got myself in a jam or two

I guess it’s what I had to do Late at night I’d still think of you

And it felt like I was drowning

Till I met this girl at a discotheque

She was a dancer but not what you’d expect

She taught ballet and she was half-Czech half Chinese

But after she decided not to have the baby

She said she was gonna move back to Czechoslovakia maybe

By then I didn’t really care I was either half drunk or half crazy

I got arrested once but never convicted

My parents eventually had me evicted

I tried your number but it’d been disconnected

I guess I should’ve known

I heard you got married and you moved away

I called your folks but where they wouldn’t say

They said it’s probably better that way so I just let it be

I moved back to Austin bout a year ago

I drive a schoolbus I don’t drink no more

I go out every once in a while and see a show but mostly I just watch TV

So I don’t know where I’m gonna send this letter

I doubt things are ever going to get much better

It seems like life is just one big whatever anyway

I just thought I’d drop you a line

Lie and say I was doing fine

Cause baby it’s been a long long time

Since you walked out my door