Don't wish it away, just say it's over to my face I face the morning with dreams that make my pillow wet She said she was into me but I was always in the way She pushed me away But I will always be near I will always be near Always be near I set my clock for 7.30 every day And wait for you like I'm in a book or in a play I'm there outside with a weightlessness you can't escape You can't wish me away Cause I will always be near I will always be near Always be near [x2] I will always be near I will always be near Always be near Like a sniper in the wings, like the endless chattering Like the rope that twists in your hand and it's starting again Like a shadow on your lung, like the verse I've sung Like the knife that twists in your hand and it's starting again I will always be near I will always be near Always be near