Lonely Afternoon Lyrics by Bob Mould

Lonely Afternoon

Well, the silence in this house
It echoes in this house
I pull myself together, say
"today I will get out"
The world, it changed without me
You should hear what Ive been told
The streets I see are blasphemy
Lined with paper cups and gold

And in some dream, I think
That every word I dare to speak
Someones always leaning over me
Lean all over me

A giant vision in the distance
Chase that rainbow down
I hear a pound, pound, pounding in my chest
I hear a knock, a knocking sound
Its the slivers flowing through my veins
Its a sign that Im alive
Youre lucky, oh my friend, so lucky
Youre lucky just to be alive

As words go turning by
I wish theyd all come clear
In this room
Another lonely afternoon

I can count the lonely days
I get by, as they go by
Standing in the stairway by this room
By this room

[theyve held me down for long enough;
Like a flower, I need to grow]

The frail and tender heart
Been shipwrecked with a fool
Feeling so abused, well, sometimes
Life can be so cruel
And the ones who make decisions for you
Well, they better understand
But you dont know what made me think of that
Lonely afternoon