The Day Before You Came - Lyrics by Tanita Tikaram


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i must have left my house at eight because I always do my train,i'm certain left the station just when it was duei must have read the morningpaper, going into town and having gotten through the editorial no doubti must have frownedi must have made my desk around a quarter after ninewith letters to be read and heaps of paper waiting to be signedi must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so the usual place, the usualbunch and still on top of this I'm pretty sureit must have rained the day before you camei must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past twoand at the time I never even noticed I was bluei must have kept on draggingthrough the business of the day and without really knowing anything I hida part of me away at five I must have left there's no exception to the rulea matter of routine I've done it ever sincei finished school the train back home again undoubtedlyi must have read the evening paper thenoh yes, I'm sure my life was well within it's usual frame the day before you camei must have opened my front door at eight o'clock or soand stopped along the way to buy some chinese food to goi'm sure I had my dinner watching something on tv there's not,i think, a single episode of dallas that I didn't seei must have gone to bed around a quarter after teni need a lot of sleep and so I like to be in bed by theni must have read a while the latest one by marilyn french or something in that styleit's funny but I had no sense of living without aimthe day before you cameand turning out the lighti must have yawned and cuddled up to yet another nightand rattling on the roof I must have heard the sound of rainthe day before you came
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