I hear the knocking and I know who's there
I see the branches, they blow in the air
I know the sounds that this house makes at night
And I know you told me that I'll be alright
I see the light as it crawls across the floor
You asked me please not to call anymore
My friends all tell me that time heals all things
But I turn the clock off before it can ring

Put the pictures in the basement
Lock'em up tight
The presents and the postcards
Get'em out of sight
Wake up crying
In the middle of the night
Tell everybody you're doing all right

I made the coffee
And you made the bed
I made you sorry
For things that you said
Now I return
At the close of the day
To find that my life's in
Complete disarray

Put the pictures in the basement
Lock'em up tight
The presents and the postcards
Get'em out of sight
Wake up crying
In the middle of the night
Tell everybody you're doing all right