you said buying time is useless   when all of the loose ends   get you tied up in knots   it isn't a question   but more a suggestion   that you're supposed to move on      if apathy befalls you   and nobody calls you   to see if your heart is alright   the operation will end the frustration   removing the blinders to fight      that we didn't see the problems    up until the point that we solved them   maybe if we hadn't looked out on the ocean    we wouldn't have fallen in   now there's a letter on the shelf,    baby you need time for yourself   i'll give it to you    all the rest seems to logically follow      so when your station calls you   please don't let me stall you   inside i was always prepared   'cause when we're together,   in rainier weather,   clouds leave our vision impaired      so we didn't see the problems    up until the point that we solved them   maybe if we hadn't looked out on the ocean    it wouldn't have parted, oh   and now the letter on the shelf says   baby you need time for yourself   i'll give it to you    don't remember how all of it started      no, we didn't see the problems    up until the point that we solved them   maybe if we hadn't looked out on the ocean    we wouldn't have fallen in   now there's a letter on the shelf,    baby you need time for yourself   i'll give it to you    yeah, the rest seems to logically follow, oh oh