Another Old Friend Calling

Might be some out there Can't say who, can't say where Uncovered Eden with a lifetime to spare Perfect hearts that never needed repair But there's no bright blinking sign There's no chart, there's no guide There's no corner where the clever can hide From this aching that we carry inside Of all the possibilities That could've been our lives Who would've guessed we'd live to see such curious times? And I never thought I would ever be Just another old friend calling to see how you've been Now we talk like we know A thing or two about atonement Not many ways this conversation can go When the words we need come painfully slow In our voices, a faint trace Of remorse for the waste Those glowing omens and the visions we chased Linger like a bitter aftertaste Of all the possibilities That could've been our lives Who would've guessed we'd live to see such curious times? And I never thought I would ever be Just another old friend calling to see how you've been It's no good playing with illusions best kept on a tight leash It's no good coveting conclusions that lie just beyond our reach And of all the fools under the sun to flaunt the rules There's not a one Who ever found a way to make decayed love into what it once was Of all the possibilities That could've been our lives Who would've guessed we'd live to see such curious times? And I never thought I would ever be Just another old friend calling to see how you've been