Don't ask me how I'm doing, I'd hate to give you a line.
Just for the sake of conversation, telling you I'm doing fine.
I really don't deny you the happiness you've found.
Even though I feel like crying when I realize you're not around.

I've thrown myself into my work to keep the pain at bay.
Still, I dread the nighttime dreams, I can't keep your face away.
I really don't deny you the happiness you've found.
Even though I feel like crying when I realize you're not around.

So, what does it mean
That I make it much harder than it really seems?
What does it mean
That I always return to this very scene?
Would it work if we tried it just one more time?
Then again, maybe no.
If I left you my number, would you drop me a line?
You see I just really want to know...

I sit here and i keep my place alone at my table for two.
Passing the time, I drink my wine
And entertain my thoughts of you.
I really don't deny you the happiness you've found.
Even though I feel like crying when I realize you're not around.

©2004 by Kristin Carole Hall & Purple Cat Music. All Rights Reserved.

So, What Does It Mean? Back Story

I have ever been, and still remain, totally clueless when someone is interested in me. I have also been, and still remain, totally clueless about how to let someone know I am interested in them. While I don't know how many people wanted to ask me out (and think I'm a stuck-up asshole for not responding to their broad hints...), I do know how many people I've lost because I didn't know how to let them know how I felt. And, tortured artist that I am, I have felt them all most keenly for a long, long time. This is a song about one such unrequited love.