She sits and stares into space
He's wearing the same old face
She hates him half the time
And swears he doesn't mind
No kind word, no fond embrace
She says they don't talk enough
He feels like she talks too much
She cites her years of patience
In all their conversations
He sits down, turns TV up
She's talking, but he's not listening
He's heard it a thousand times
He tells her, but she don't hear him
She listens between the lines___
She points out things they drive by
He speaks, but not in reply
Their conversation ranges
From nil to terse exchanges
And she says, it's useless to try
She's talking, but he's not listening
He's heard it a thousand times
He tells her, but she don't hear him
She listens between the lines___
If there was love in this house, it's missing by now
They're walking in two directions
And nothing can clear the static in here
Oh, talk about bad connections
She's talking, but he's not listening
'Cause he's heard it a thousand times
And he swears he tells her, but she don't hear him
Damn, she listens between the lines___
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