Maureen how I wish I could have been

A better man than the one that you have seen

Too scared to live and too afraid to dream

Maureen

I know I've underwhelmed and I've overstayed

And I never say the right things

at the right time in the right way

I know I've cost you more than I'll ever help you to save

Maureen I've seen

That I've let you down more than I've lifted you up

And I couldn't hold you close so I've been holding you up

And I know I've always been the empty half of the cup

Keep so clean

Maureen, how I wish you could have seen

A bеtter man than the one that I havе been

Too brittle to bend and too straight to lean

Maureen

Ah but you've overridden and you've undermined

And you often say the cruelest

things at the hardest of times

You've not forgotten or forgiven anyone of my crimes

Maureen come clean

For now you treat me like one of your household chores

And though I hate to hear you

crying behind your bedroom door

I just can't do this deafening silence any Maureen

I'm tired of this scene

Maureen how I wish you could have been

Willing to meet me somewhere in-between

The devil and the deep blue sea

Maureen

Do you remember how I used to make you laugh

And walking by the harbour as light turned to dark

The sun sets soft as silk on my mothers scarf

Was it all a dream

Maureen