The Instrumental only version of this song can be heard at:
https://soundcloud.com/chris-bright-330943118/adjoining-rooms-1523-1623-731-pm
The emptiness
sits on both sides
one his, one hers
since love has died
with a wall between
where they reside
two lonely beds
where love’s denied
no longer by each
other’s sides
they each share much
more lonely nights
so much different
than their honeymoon
and those years when
passion made them swoon
all buried now in
separate tombs
as they slumber
in adjoining rooms
with a door between
that’s seldom used
in a marriage that
has been refused
and though he still
loves her so much
she’s turned away
from being touched
divorce formed out
of two by fours
and some sheetrock
he’s learned to abhor
and though he could
leave if he chose to
two precious children
are the glue
that holds together
what remains
a loveless life with
all it’s pains
as he lies awake
and wracks his brain
as to why she’s
chosen to abstain
from all they knew
when love was new
even though he’s
tried all he can do
like that wall between
adjoining rooms
there is no way he
can break through
and so he will remain alone
at least until the
kids are grown
and then he’ll flee
that bitter home
to find someone else
to call his own
later when the kids
will understand
that love doesn’t
always go as planned
when they’ll understand
the situations
and welcome him
on visitations
so he sits and waits
to be vacated
from all his wife’s
cruel separations
then she’ll probably
make some renovations
to remove that wall
that reminds her of
her total denial of his love
but such sad stories
will go on
all over the world
from dusk till dawn
bitter marriages
that just survive
for their children sake
as they both strive
to keep false
pretenses alive
but so sadly what
they fail to see
is that the children
know instinctively
that their parents
don’t live happily
they can sense
their hidden misery
and it damages
their innocence
making parenting
less vigilant
and it makes each
child participants
in what should have
been just ended
sharing love that’s
not equivalent
to a love that’s
not....... pretended.
to a love
that's not pretended......
impeccable Music Composed &
Played by Chris Bright--©-2023
Lyrics & Vocals Written & Sung by
Matthew F. Blowers III-©-2023-at:
Art~Whimsically Yours Studio
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