she said there are things about you i don t really understand i am drinking in the afternoon got whiskey on my breath and as i walk through greenwich village with a suitcase full of clothes i am blinded by the afternoon and unsure where to go yes i m blinded by the afternoon and unsure where to go will you come for me on days like this when i am broken down cause i ve been strangled by an emptiness that s still choking me now i have prayed for absolution that won t ever come around so if you love me won t you please forgive me now then i try to call my mother but she s not around to talk so i wander through the fading day oblivious and lost yes i know i m getting older chasing time that slips away point my headlights towards the interstate it s time for my escape point my headlights towards the interstate it s time for my escape i am sorry for the things i ve done don t try to let you down in my dreams at night i hear your voice and i m shaken by the sound now i m stranded in los angeles and you re all i think about so if you love me won t you please forgive me now i hope there s a million stars above you and everything you need i hope it finds you every breath you breathe hope it comes easy i hope it s easy i ve got a picture in my wallet of a girl i used to know and another of my family it s been too long since i ve been home now i m waiting on a train where i ll end up god only knows maybe i ll make my way back to her but i guess i probably won t maybe i ll make my way back to her but i guess i probably won t you are somewhere far away from me i m here all by myself through the space between the two of us wish i had something else cause i d surrender up most anything if i thought it d help somehow so if you love me won t you please forgive me now if you love me won t you please forgive me now 