Fourteen years and counting, bolder every day   She spends her hours reading, and hides herself away   She sits there with those headphones on   And fills her life with Grace   And Alice is her holy grail      She'll never let go of her lover   She will never let go of her friend   She'll never let go of Alice, and the hurt may never mend   She'll never stop living stories, but the pages blind her view   So maybe she just wasn't watching when Alice found someone new      A glass of wine for breakfast - an early end to the day   She hears familar footsteps, but looks the other way   She hasn't swapped a word with her since that day in June   A fleeting glance will have to do      So give me one good reason why she shouldn't just give up now   (For all the good we can do)   Give me one good reason why she shouldn't just give up now   Cos sometimes making the effort just brings you down   Sometimes making the effort brings you down