Strawbs - Absent Friend lyrics

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My ashtray's flowing over,<br />

And the 'phone's left off the hook.<br />

I've been staring for three hours<br />

At the first page of a book.<br />

Day and night I keep the curtains drawn,<br />

And curse the very day that I was born,<br />

And get to thinking,<br />

How I need you,<br />

Now.<br />

<br />

I keep staring at my wristwatch,<br />

Until it's ticking fills the room,<br />

And the hollow sound reminds me<br />

Of the silence of a tomb,<br />

And as the ceiling and the walls close in,<br />

And the furniture begins to spin,<br />

I get to thinking,<br />

How I need you,<br />

Now.<br />

<br />

And as the days go passing by,<br />

And I never get a letter,<br />

How I need you.<br />

Days turn into weeks,<br />

And it doesn't get much better,<br />

How I need you.<br />

<br />

The gaslit streets lean slowly<br />

As I reel against the wall,<br />

And my musty head is aching<br />

As I stagger down the hall;<br />

Then I fill the broken glass once more,<br />

And fling the empty bottle to the floor,<br />

And get to thinking,<br />

How I need you ...