something has come between the world that I knew   what I thought would last is falling apart in the face of something new   how can I explain that I had no choice   the sound of the waves fills her ears and drowns out my voice   and I'm just too far away for her to believe what I say   she couldn't hear me, she wouldn't listen anyway      how can I write a letter the post is so slow   if I'm to disappoint her then that's something she ought to know   I can just hear her voice fall as I wait here alone   how can so much harm be done by just two minutes spent on the phone   you say that things will get better   but she would hate me if I let her   and she reads so much in every word that I say      I thought that being apart would just bring us some variety   but after some time it seems clear that she's changed in a different way from me   and i would like to shout at someone but no one's to blame   it's just her it's just me and everything that is   just not the same   sometimes I would turn back the clock   and recapture all that we've lost   but I couldn't give up all that we have today