[Verse 1] He heard the clatter of her heels in the street The clock said halfpast three He lay there waiting in the dark to hear The scraping of the frontdoor key He wouldnt say to her Dont want to know where you were She wouldnt find him there Next time [Verse 2] She missed the train, she felt the rain upon her face It seemed to clear her head She watched him drive into the night A broken taillight, a speck of red She still felt his touch It didnt seem to mean that much She wouldnt go back there Next time [Verse 3] When you were just a kid you loved To go to movies in the afternoon And so you left the factory And got a job in the projectionroom Bette Davis plays Ran away with the passing days Youll be a moviestar Next time
wouldnt, next, projectionroom, frontdoor, moviestar