After you're gone, babies

ride the soft machine

threading the warm children

down the space between

into a slow heaven

hanging by a thread

leaving the still living

for the walking dead

It took so long

to find my way out of here

out of the warm night, to the hard light

shivering with fear

After you're gone, babies

crawling on the world

touching the souls of all the lonely

carefree boys and girls

daddy needs you

mamma feeds you

and they come until they go

but if I'm lonely, I'm the only one who knows

It took so long

to find my way out of here

out of the warm night, to the hard light

shivering with fear

after the slow lonely waiting

I'm all alone, alone and free

If you see me, please believe me

I wannna be

After you're gone, babies

screaming at the rain

hanging a slow heaven

in the wind again

She's been waiting

270 days

sick of waiting

when you see me

please believe me

I'm the only one who cares at all

[chorus]

After the slow lonely heaven

I'm all alone, alone and free

if you see me

please believe me

I wanna be

After you're gone...