I don't mind to stay at home when you're not with me

I like it dark, I keep it cool, I sip my belvedere

friends keep trying to come inside

"come on out, let's play tonight!"

"keep it down, go take the town

don't take it personally"



baby, you're gone

the work takes you on

far away from me

you stay too long, the ache's prolonged

we feel it intensely

if we can hold out one more night

tomorrow we'll hold each other tight

"just come on in here, leave your things right there

I won't take it personally"



your eyes don't hide what you keep inside

for only just a moment

and the smells from the stove hit you at the door

you smile gingerly

"I'll take your bags, I'll take your coat"

you sigh as the red wine hits your throat

"kick off your shoes, shake off those blues

you have arrived safely"



we sit in silence scraping forks and knives

across desert rose plates

you look so pretty in the candlelight

the shadows on your face

she looks at me, I look at her

we don't speak the spoken word

call it chemistry, call it history

we don't take it personally



well, the life on the road takes a heavy toll

you can't get home fast enough

and the one you need is the one you see

waitin' at the door for you

telephone welcoming you home

"when you comin' over? don't be long"

"I'm gonna stay right here with my honey dear

don't take it personally"...