(Carly Simon/Jacob Brackman)

Chain smoking cigarettes

Enemies across the table
Wonderin' if I can ever trust anyone again
We argue through the night

the restaurant shuts, you catch your flight
I hail a cab with no idea where home might be


[Chorus:]
We both believed my chance was gone
But ain't it strange how life goes on

A storm can never rage forever
And darkness only lasts 'til dawn


Hotel blinds stay down
Nothing seems to make me care
I can't find a reason to comb my hair

Folks walkin' in the street
Everyone has something to do
My brain won't stop showin' those old movies of you


Weeks pass,
And your voice sounds strange on the telephone

Strange how smooth and casual my own voice sounds
I find that I'm listening to
A tuen coming over my radio

It makes me think of a guy I knew a while ago
A while ago a while ago