Christine wakes up

lights a cigarette

tries not to remember

what she can't forget

a back against her back

his breathing in the dark

one day she woke up

they had grown apart

she couldn't sing his name

yeah suddenly the universe

just changed


Christine wakes up

coffee in her cup

plays back the message

where he's giving up

and he's moving on

he won't be callin' back

her pictures are still burning

a new day has begun

so why is she crying

yeah suddenly the universe

just changed


and what is this mystery

and who has the map

and where is the road

that leads me thru a lifetime

and why does her heart fly away

like a bird in a cage

with no bars and no locks

only love to hold her down


Christine wakes up

an empty bed is cold

reaches for the arms

that she used to hold

the pattern of our lives

a story come to life

the moon blinks its eye

and love paid the price

cause she never really knew

yeah suddenly the universe

suddenly the universe

suddenly the universe

just changed


and Christene wakes up