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 go out 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      Oh, 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: Wwhat 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 West side 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