The Face

You take a final look around
And then you put your house key down
Upon the table by the note
You take your handbag and your coat

You don't want too much to carry
To slow you down on the way
You picture his face in the morning

As he was going to work
Without saying a word
You saw the face of a stranger
It wasn't always like this before
His face like a stranger
You didn't know what to say
So you are going away
From the face of a stranger
And not the lover you knew before

Why should you want to call your friends
Why should you want to start again
You tried explaining through the years
But it would always end in tears

And one thing you know for certain
You've said goodbye to that place
But still you picture his face in the morning
As he was going to work
Without saying a word
You saw the face of a stranger

It wasn't always like this before
His face like a stranger
You didn't know what to say
So you are going away
From the face of a stranger

And not the lover you knew before
Somewhere a telephone
Is ringing in an empty room miles away
You are looking at a new town
But you are thinking of the past
The rain is falling down
Why do you keep that photograph
Of his face like a stranger
As he was going to work
Without saying a word
You saw the face of a stranger
And not the lover you knew before

His face in the morning
As he was going to work
Without saying a word
You saw the face of a stranger
It wasn't always like this before
His face like a stranger

You didn't know what to say
So you are going away
From the face of a stranger
And not the lover you knew before
His face in the morning
As he was going to work
Without saying a word
You saw the face of a stranger
It wasn't always like this before