Safe in the night   When people look, but can not see   Pale in the light   That shines above onto the street      I watch you walkin' on the other side   And I turn my head away in shame   Wishin' they'd talk in the worthless      Quaint and reserved   The house that knows you in detail   Slender and curved   You come down stairs to get your mail      I watch you walkin' on the other side   And I feel my thinking rearrange   As slowly every thought will change      Summer has gone   October fled without a word   Winter is on   My conscience has remained uncured      I watch you walkin' on the other side   And I rush my fingers through my hair   Telling myself that it is not fair      I watch you walkin' on the other side   And I rush my fingers through my hair   Telling myself that it is not fair