We're So Close

(Carly Simon)
 I've lived in all of the houses he's built
 The one in the air
 The one underground
 The one on the water
 The one in the sand
 He says: It doesn't matter how we live
 He says: It doesn't matter where we live
 We're so close we can dispense with houses
 We don't need a home at all
 It's come to be a habit with me to dine alone
 You're never home
 And the evenings end so early
 He says: we can be close from afar
 He says: the closest people always are
 We're so close that in our separation,
 There's no distance at all.
 Sometimes I gout to the car,
 Turn on the headlights
 Intending to leave-
 Sometimes I need to hear the words,
 My imagination's not as strong as you'd believe-
 But I've talked to you;
 You haven't listened at all.
 I've said I'm numb,
 I can't even cry,
 I'm stuck with acting out a part.
 He says: what do words ever reveal?
 He says: in speaking one can be so false-
 We're so close we have a silent language,
 We don't need words at all.
 There's a husky voice
 That speaks to me in the dark
 And on the phone from studios
 And Westside bars,
 Through tunnels of long distance.
 He says: we're beyond flowers
 He says: We're beyond compliments-
 We're so close we can dispense with love
 We don't need love at all.