Shall we agree that just this once
Im gonna change my life
Until its just as tiny or important as you like?
And in time we wont even recall that we spoke
Words that turned out to be as big as smoke
As smoke that disappears in the air
Theres always something thats smoldering somewhere
I know it dont make a difference to you
But oh! it sure made a difference to me
Youll see me off in the distance, I hope
At the other end
At the other end of the telescope.
The promise of indulgence in my confidential voice
Approached immortal danger but youll never know how close
Then down the hall I overheard such a heavenly choir
They interrupted my evil designs
One day you are up in the clouds
The next thing youre down with the sweet adelines
(chorus)
Lie down baby now dont say a word
There there baby your vision is blurred
Your head is so sore from all of that thinking
I dont want to hurt you now
But I think youre shrinking
Youre half-naked ambition and youre half out of your wits
Or several tiny fractions that this portrait still omits
And its so hard to pick the receiver up when I call
I never noticed you could be so small
The answer was under your nose but the question never arose
I know it dont make a difference to you
But oh! it sure made a difference to me
cause late in the evening as I sit here moping
With a bamboo needle on a shellac of chopin
And the cast-iron heart that you failed to tear open
At the other end
At the other end of the telescope
