You laughed at something and I laughed too A half second late, like a bad translation Counted the buttons on your shirt instead of listening Four, I think. Maybe five. Everyone said what a beautiful couple I heard it from very far away Like the room had a delay on it Like I was watching this happen to someone else What a lovely night, what a waste of right You held me close, but I was gone all night What a lovely night, what a beautiful lie You deserved someone who meant it, not this goodbye Your hand found mine under the table I let it stay there, didn't move it away Not because I wanted it Because moving it felt like too much work I kept waiting to feel something Kept checking, like patting my pockets for keys Nothing. Then nothing again. Then the song ended and everyone clapped It wasn't your fault, none of it You did everything a person is supposed to do I just wasn't in the room Not really, not for a long time What a lovely night, what a waste of right You held m...