down the backstairs of my life

as you leave please tiptoe

down the backstairs of my life

down the backstairs of my life

everything is all you ever meant and said to me

meant and said to me

now

could you live with all the hurt and pain and tears again

yesterday should be a song for the years refrain

mhm

vacant vessel me

i've given all i've been

outpoured

ooh

i've been poured out

so as you leave

please tiptoe down the backstairs of my life

down the backstairs of my life

'cause when you leave

you've taken all of my dreams outside my door

and my twisted heart keeps on cryin' for more and more encore

in the darkness now

all i can see is

where we've been

oh

where we've been

so as you leave

please tiptoe down the backstairs of my life

down the backstairs of my life