I must have left my house at eight because I always do my train, I'm certain left the station just when it was due I must have read the morningpaper, going into town and having gotten through the editorial no doubt I must have frowned I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine With letters to be read and heaps of paper waiting to be signed I must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so the usual place, the usual Bunch and still on top of this I'm pretty sure It must have rained the day before you came I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two And at the time I never even noticed I was blue I must have kept on dragging Through the business of the day and without really knowing anything I hid A part of me away at five I must have left there's no exception to the rule A matter of routine I've done it ever since I finished school the train back home again undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within it's usual frame the day before you came I must have opened my front door at eight o'clock or so And stopped along the way to buy some chinese food to go I'm sure I had my dinner watching something on tv there's not, I think, a single episode of dallas that I didn't see I must have gone to bed around a quarter after ten I need a lot of sleep and so I like to be in bed by then I must have read a while the latest one by marilyn french or something in that style It's funny but I had no sense of living without aim The day before you came And turning out the light I must have yawned and cuddled up to yet another night And rattling on the roof I must have heard the sound of rain The day before you came

I must have left my house at eight, because I always do My train, I'm certain, left the station just when it was due I must have read the morning papers going into town And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must have frowned I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine With letters to be read, and heaps of papers waiting to be signed I must have gone to lunch At half past twelve or so the usual place, the usual bunch And still on top of this I'm pretty sure it must have rained The day before you came I must have lit my second cigarette at half past two And at the time I never even noticed I was blue I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day Without really knowing anything, I hid a part of me away At six I must have left, there's no exception to the rule A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished school The train back home again Undoubtedly I must have read the evening papers then Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within it's usual frame The day before you came I must have opened my front door at eight o'clock or so And stopped along the way to buy some Chinese food to go I'm sure I had my dinner watching something on TV There's not a single episode of "House of Cards" that I have failed to see I must have gone to bed around a quarter after ten I need a lot of sleep, and so I like to be in bed by then I must have read a while The latest Margaret Atwood book or something in that style It's funny, but I had no sense of living without aim The day before you came And turning out the light I must have yawned and settled in for yet another night And rattling on the roof I must have heard the sound of rain The day before you came

I had all but given up on Finding the one that I could fall into On the day before you I was ready to settle for Less than love and not much more There was no such thing as a dream come true Oh, but that was all the day before you Now you're here and everything's changing Suddenly, life means so much I can't wait to wake up tomorrow And find out this promise is true I will never have to go back to The day before you In your eyes I see forever Makes me wish that my life never knew The day before you Oh, but heaven knows those years without you Was shaping my heart for the day that I found you If you're the reason for all that I've been through Then I'm thankful for the day before you Yeah yeah Now you're here and everything's changing Suddenly, life means so much I can't wait to wake up tomorrow And find out this promise is true I will never have to go back to The day before you Was the last day that I ever lived alone And I'm never going back No, I'm never going back Now you're here and everything's changing Suddenly, life means so much I can't wait to wake up tomorrow And find out this promise is true (no I'm never going back) I will never have to go back to Yeah, I would never have to go back to The day before you The day before you