[Verse 1]

Here in the garden, let's play a game

I'll show you how it's done

Here in the garden, stand very still

This'll be so much fun

And then she smiled and that's what I'm after

The smile in her eyes, the sound of her laughter

Happy to listen, happy to play

Happily watching her drift away

[Verse 2]

Happily waiting all on my own

Under the endless sky

Counting the seconds, standing alone

As thousands of years go by

Happily wondering, night after night

Is this how it works? Am I doing it right?

Happy to listen, happy to stay

Happily watching her drift away

[Bridge]

You keep on turning pages

For people who don't care

People who don't care

People who don't care about you

And still it takes you ages

To see that no one's there

See that no one's there

Everyone's gone on, without you

[Verse 3]

Finally something, finally news

About how the story ends

She doesn't exist now, survived by her son

And all of her brand new friends

Isn't that lovely? Isn't that cool?

And isn't that cruel? And aren't I a fool to have?

Happily listened, happily stayed

Happily watching her drift, drift, drift, away