Useful Lies

Well, I guess there were some clues
There was a part in you I never knew
When you'd say goodnight, I'd wonder where you went
When you were sad you were so different then

But we were young and so in love
In every photo we looked beautiful
When we'd walk, the eyes would follow down the street
I'd hold your hand to feel their jealousy

Built my life around your useful lies
Dancing in the corner while the storm went by
All my days behind your careful lines
While the only thing that happened was time

You would call me from the road
And only tell me about the shows
When you'd come home there would be less in you each time
The rest you kept somewhere I knew would not be mine

Built my life around your useful lies
Dancing in the corner while the storm went by
All my days behind your careful lines
While the only thing that happened was time

Now I wonder when you knew
And why I didn't ever notice too
I knew the lines but I never saw the play
I heard the warnings but I stood right in the way

Built my life around your useful lies
Dancing in the corner while the storm went by
All my days behind your careful lines
While the only thing that happened was time