So the wind that blows across the room Carried cheap perfume onto your dresser You wait for jewelry for credit cards To tickets to a film I don't remember Oh one day you'll kiss your habit's nose Pick up the phone to find I've been turned over You'll grab that piece of gold Only to find that the smell is taking over Now all the things you have They aren't the same as what you hold I'm now standing in a room it's filled with older folks And they're pleading "baby, listen" And I scream as loud as anyone But when asked to make a point I tend to whisper And now highways turn to tidal waves They're asking me to export all of your insecurities But that wind that blows across your room Is gonna set the sail Send me back to you Chorus… Sometimes When sailors are sailing They think twice about where they're anchoring and I think I could make better use of my time on land I drink less 'Cause lord knows I could use a warm kiss Instead of a cold goodbye I'm writing the folks back home to tell them Hey I Yea I'm doing alright Well it's a shame what your father did to your brother's head And he smashed it with a telephone Your mother got scared and locked the door You were only four but lord you remember it So now you're scared of love Well I'm here to tell you love just ain't some blood on the receiver Love is speaking in code It is an inside joke Love is coming home Chorus… Yea I'm doing just fine If she seems just as lonely as me "let her sink" Yea I'm doing alright Yea I'm doing just fine If she seems just as lonely as me "let her sink" You let her, sink You let her…