she’s standing there
a song without a melody
without a care
’cause he’s not in her life

now here he comes, the privileged son
with his basket full of barbed-wire fun
looking quite familiar

I want her to run
I want her to hide
from this vacuous
waste of time

but it’s so good to see you, baby
I know, I know, I know it’s been a long, long time
it’s so good to see you, sugar
to see you smile the way you did
when you were mine

the future is so mean
I wish I had
I wish I had a time machine
you made life a dream
I wish I had
I wish I had a time machine

I’m seated here
a man with only memories
adrift in time
flotsam on the sea

I see a man in photographs
and he mocks me with his carefree laugh
blissful and contented
I wish I could choke him, wish I could shake him
wish I could snap him, wish I could break him
he tore my world apart

I wish that I could see you, baby
just to know you’re safe and feeling fine
wish I could reverse it, sugar
give you back the smile you had
when you were mine

the future is so mean
I wish I had
I wish I had a time machine
you made life a dream
I wish I had
I wish I had a time machine