From the Album: Drumming on the Walls (1989) Stephen hands her a comb and brush. She preens her hair Glancing sideways, she believes she's suspended in mid air Do you love me? Yes, I love you like I'll never love again Will you leave me? Yes, I'll leave you to be loved by other men Please stand up. Please be good enough to turn around Keep your lips open, knees apart, eyes fixed on the ground Do you love me? Yes, I love you like the marks upon your skin Will you leave me? Yes, I'll leave you in the hands of other men She never wants to say goodbye She tries, but she never wants to say goodbye
And all at once it all starts spinning round her head Somehow, something seemed to be so clear She holds her breath now just because she thinks she can As if on this point she might make a stand She never wants to say goodbye She tries but she never wants to say goodbye To all the strange things she's begun to understand To all the red rooms and the irons on her hands She never wants to say goodbye She tries but she never wants to say goodbye To all the red rooms and the irons on her hands To all the strange things she's begun to understand She never wants to say goodbye