Loudon Wainwright Iii - Missing You lyrics

He don't stay out anymore No more coming in past four Most nights he turns in 'round ten He's way too tired to pretend Sure, you might find him up at three But if he is it's just to pee Sometimes he's awake 'till two But that's just cause he's missing you He's lying there and missing you He don't sleep late anymore Up like a farmer half past four And when that sleepy sun pops up He's halfway through his second cup When his day's work is done 'round two That's when he starts in missing you Quarter to three, it's time to nap He always says, No nap, I'm crap His motto is, No nap, I'm crap Guess he's just set in his ways He does the same damn thing most days And there's seven twenty-fours a week With lots of down time so to speak But he hardly glances at a clock Since his routine is carved in rock Man's a machine, what can he do Keep going on just missing you Keep right on going missing you And his teeth falls out, so does his hair But in his dreams you're always there A j**el in his unconscious mind A miracle, a precious find But in the end he's all alone He wakes up and his j**el is gone There's a heaven and he knows it's true But he's back on earth just missing you And it's hell on earth Missing you Back where he started Missing you