I'll Be Waiting - Horslips

I sat on the doorstep

And watched her slowly walk away

She wasn’t sad, she wasn’t angry

Does she ever hear a word I say?

I was only a dumb kid

Playing parts I’d studied for a day

But I’m no actor

Could never say a line to save my life

So what’s the matter with indifference?

It’s just an easy way to kill the pain

You can’t be crying when you’re travelling

Even when you know you’ve missed the train

So take your time, don’t you worry

I’ll be waiting, you know I’ll be waiting

Don’t want to be a ploughboy

Seen my father break his back that way

I’m not a dreamer, I’m a builder

At least that’s what the voices say

I can’t let love spoil my chances

Can’t let a girl stand in my way

So it’s the best thing to tell

Her I’m just leaving for a day

And what’s so wrong about deception

Maybe I could change my mind and stay

You can’t be crying, while your travelling

It won’t be me that’s crying anyway