The tide came in and nearly buried us here

but we saw things like they wouldn't believe

you hear a lot of stories about love and romance

but i swear nothing quite like you and me


and every scar sits like a marker

every line on the face is a small souvenir

of all the places be they good or be they bad

that we stopped into on the journey to here


so maybe i lost my sense of direction

but im alright now

every man needs a little affection

and im alright now


and there were times when yes alright i confess

i did things of which i am not proud

everybody wades through the same coloured shit

but it doesn't drag everyone down


and i was stupid i was insensitive

i was all the things i promised i never would be

ive seen a lot of foolish behaviour in my time

but tell you theyve got nothing on me


so maybe i lost my sense of direction

but i'm alright now

every man needs a little affection

so im alright now

give me strength give me something to believe in

and im alright now

sing along when your hearts finished bleeding

yes im alright now


another evening of sublime self-destruction

to the tune of 1000 cigarettes

where every nail thats hammered into your spirit

well it wasnt able to sink you just yet


and television is just some weak anaesthetic

to numb the senses til you're out like a light

like all these drugs they seem to promise you the earth

but then they dont keep you warm in the night


so maybe i lost my sense of direction

but im alright now

every man needs a little affection

so im alright now

give me strength give me something to believe in

and im alright now

sing along when your hearts finished bleeding

yes im alright now


its like i cannot sleep for dreaming

this is everything i could have possibly hoped it would be

a lot of stories will end happy ever after

but i swear nothing quite like you and me