song lyrics
We re So Close lyrics


(Carly Simon)

I ve lived in all of the houses he s built
The one in the air
The one underground
The one on the water
The one in the sand
He says: It doesn t matter how we live
He says: It doesn t matter where we live
We re so close we can dispense with houses
We don t need a home at all

It s come to be a habit with me to dine alone
You re never home
And the evenings end so early
He says: we can be close from afar
He says: the closest people always are
We re so close that in our separation,
There s no distance at all.

Sometimes I gout to the car,
Turn on the headlights
Intending to leave-
Sometimes I need to hear the words,
My imagination s not as strong as you d believe-
But I ve talked to you;
You haven t listened at all.
I ve said I m numb,
I can t even cry,
I m stuck with acting out a part.
He says: what do words ever reveal?
He says: in speaking one can be so false-
We re so close we have a silent language,
We don t need words at all.

There s a husky voice
That speaks to me in the dark
And on the phone from studios
And Westside bars,
Through tunnels of long distance.
He says: we re beyond flowers
He says: We re beyond compliments-
We re so close we can dispense with love
We don t need love at all.