Standard (EADGBE)

Lydia keeps my toothbrush in her apartment and she never complains.

 Well, hardly ever. And then jokingly she says

 Boy, it's been so long since I held you, I nearly gave you up for dead.

 I nearly gave you up for dead.

 I nearly gave you up for dead.

Chorus

Lydia, Lydia how come you understand?

 I can offer you nothing at all.

 This is more than I had planned.

Lydia, Lydia I am at your command, at least until morning comes,

 Then, I must be off again.

 I must be off again

Lydia, you know I always talk about making conscious decisions

 About running my own life.

 Well, maybe I'm fooling myself, it's a role I like to play.

 Because more often than not I'm down here on the corner.

 I'm sorry I woke you.

 Do you feel like some company?

 Babe, I need a place to stay.

Repeat chorus

Orchestra solo

Same chords as in verse:

Repeat chorus

I sleep with a woman who thinks I'm a child.

 Well, maybe I am.

 No, that wouldn't surprise anyone.

 I suspect that much is true.

 But, Lydia, if you only knew how much I love you.

 Did you know that I love you?

 It's the best that I can do.

Chorus