Lyrics - Baby by Lloyd Cole

Wasting my time
A shadow on the riverbank
Watching my reflection go to sea
Wind in my hair
I could be most anywhere
But
I do not care to know
Not where
I stand
Baby, i`ve been lost without you
Since
I don`t have a place to call my home
Oh, my sweet baby, must
I empty my heart?
Must
I take what
I can get and make it my own?
As long as
I love my baby
I`m only lonely
She said not to call
Said it would be best for all concerned
If
I just all but disappear
She loves you best
And
I love her nonetheless
So
I just listen to the voice on the machine, singing
Baby, i`ve been lost without you
Since
I don`t have a place to call my home
Oh, my sweet baby, must
I empty my heart?
Must
I take what
I can get and call it my own?
As long as
I love my baby
I`m only lonely
Maybe one day she`ll call me up and say
God damn you your baby`s crying
And i`m lonely, come home
Maybe i`ll find some guts someplace and drive up
And you`ll be there playing on the porch and she`ll
Just say
Baby, where you been?
And ain`t your little man growing?
A pain in my mind
A shadow on the riverbank
Watching my reflection go to sea
Baby, i`ve been lost without you
Since
I don`t have a place to call my home
Oh, my sweet baby, must
I empty my heart?
Must
I take what
I can get and make it my home?
As long as
I love my baby
I`m only lonely

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