1981 - The Band Royale, Royale

Our sunset secret’s everywhere

In her eyes

And every strand of her hair

Seductive as sin

But we can’t begin again

No no

She hides her fears in her lover’s head

Lives out her fears in her lover’s bed

All the while, in her own style

She’s in love with a shadow

She just wants to feel God’s breath

Moving through her years

Moving her to tears

Sometimes being used

Is better than being nothing at all

Like it was 1981

And I was driving you home

We could be in love

At least we could pretend

Yeah I’m awake

But just barely

You’re laying next to me

And you look me squarely in the eyes

But to my surprise

You see nothing

What’s there to see?

A walking shade, mostly a ghost

If there ever were a time

When I needed you the most

This would be it

Sometimes being used

Is better than being nothing at all

I will wait for you to find yourself

And then I’ll wait some more

I will wait for you to find yourself

And then I’ll wait some more

Like it was 1981

And I was driving you home

Yeah we could be in love

Or at least we could pretend