Everything is quiet since you're not around   And I live in the numbness now   In the background   I do the things we did before   I walk Haight Street to the store   And they say where's that crazy girl   You don't get drunk on red wine and fight no more   I don't see you anymore since the hospital   The plans I make still have you in them   Cause you come swimming into view   And I'm hanging on your words   Like I always used to do   The words they use so lightly   I only feel for you   I only know because I carry you around   In the background   I'm in the background   Words they come and memories all repeat   I lift your head while they change the hospital sheets   And I would never lie to you no   I would never lie to you no   I felt you long after we were through, we were through   The plans I make still have you in them   Cause you come swimming into view   And I'm hanging on your words   Like I always used to do   The words they use so lightly   I only feel for you   I only know because I carry you around   In the background   Cause I felt you long after we were through   Well you come swimming into view   And I'm hanging on your words   Like I always used to do   The words they use so lightly   I only feel to you   I only know because   I'm way I'm way in the background   I'm in the background