FRAGILE THINGS

The door was unlocked, the TV was on The foundation's here, but the magic is gone I let you in, then you let it all decay The lights have burnt out, the flowers are dead Somehow I'm still 'supposed to sleep in this bed Gave you a key, but I couldn't make you stay But I'm still glad you came to visit Love is like a house of fragile things Where hearts can be broken as easy as antiques And now there's glass all shattered at my feet What we built together, you left in smithereens I'll paint all the walls, a fresh coat of blue But I'll never cover the memory of you Watchin' me sleep, dancin' on your feet always I'll replace the floors, whatever I do The ghost of you will always live in these rooms You get to leave, I don't have that luxury But I'm still glad you came to visit Love is like a house of fragile things Where hearts can be broken as easy as antiques And now there's glass all shattered at my feet What we built together, you left in smithereens (Love is like a house of fragile things) (Where hearts can be broken as easy as antiques) (And)