“I'm getting up
And I push you
You don't wake up
As per usual
On you I pull up the sheet
I'm afraid you're cold
As per usual
My hand caresses your hair
Almost in spite of myself
As per usual
But you turn your back on me
As per usual
And then I get dressed very quickly
I leave the room
As per usual
All alone I drink my coffee
I am late
As per usual
Quietly I leave the house
Everything is gray outside
As per usual
I'm cold, I raise my collar
As per usual
As per usual
All day
I'm going to play pretend
As per usual
I will smile
As per usual
I will even laugh
As per usual
Finally I will live
As per usual
And then the day will go away
I will come back
As per usual
You will be out
And not yet back
As per usual
All alone I will go to bed
In this big cold bed
As per usual
I will hide my tears
As per usual
But as usual
Even at night
I'm going to play pretend
As per usual
You will return
Yes as usual
I will wait for you
As per usual
You will smile at me
Yes as usual
As per usual
You will undress
As per usual
You will go to bed
As per usual
We will kiss
As per usual
As per usual
We'll pretend
Yes as usual
We will make love
Yes as usual
We'll pretend
As per usual
As per usual
We'll pretend
Yes as usual...”