Written by peter holsapple
Main voice: peter
Produced by continental drifters
Released on `continental drifters` (1995)
In the back of the dimly lit room
Stands a woman alone or so you`d assume
But there to her right, all through the night
Stands her invisible boyfriend.
I watch her turn and then smile at the air
Half way expectin` to see him right there
And when he`s not her face just drops
Meet the invisible boyfriend.
The man of her dreams has returned to her dreams
But she`s by herself or so it would seem
To a casual observer like i am.
Ask her a question, she`ll answer in kind
But all would agree she`s got more on her mind
Look in her eyes, watch how she tries
To hold herself back from cryin`.
Left with a memory and time on her hands
Left to a lifetime of unfinished plans
Left all alone by the one very man
Who would never have left her alone.
Sometimes i think i can see him myself
With his arms wrapped around her with picture of health
Grinnin` at her just as they were
Before the impossible happened.
The man of her dreams has returned to her dreams
But she`s by herself or so it would seem
To a casual observer like i am.
But all that i know is the pains won`t go by
By the days and the weeks and the months since he died
She starts to leave and there by her side
Goes the invisible boyfriend.