Cornerstone

Thought I saw you in the battleship 

but it was only a look alike 

She was nothing but a vision trick 

Under the warning light 

She was close, close enough to be your ghost 

But my chances turned to toast 

When I asked her if I could call her your name I thought 

I saw you in the rusty hook 

Huddled up in wicker chair 

I wandered over for a closer look 

And kissed whoever was sitting there 

She was close, and she held me very tightly 

Till I asked awfully politely, please 

Can I call you her name 

And I elongated my lift home, 

Yeah I let him go the long way round 

I smelt your scent on the seatbelt 

And kept my shortcuts to myself 

I thought I saw you in the parrots beak 

Messing with the smoke alarm 

It was too loud for me to hear her speak 

And she had a broken arm 

It was close, so close that the walls were wet 

And she wrote it out in letraset 

No you can't call me her name 

Tell me where's your hiding place 

I'm worried I'll forget your face 

And I've asked everyone 

And I'm beginning to think I imagined you all along 

I elongated my lift home 

Yeah I let him go the long way round 

I smelt your scent on the seatbelt 

And kept my shortcuts to myself 

I saw your sister in the cornerstone 

On the phone to the middle man 

When I saw that she was on her own 

I thought she might understand 

She was close, well you couldn't get much closer 

She said I'm really not supposed to but yes, 

You can call me anything you want