[Verse 1]
Laura are you still living there
On your estate of sorrow?
You used to leave it occasionally
Now you just can't be bothered
To ride that commuter train
Back west towards Chicago
To stroll through the greenery
In the park past the statues

[Refrain 1]
How their eyes seemed to follow you
Like a hated addiction
Their beauty carved out of absolutes you could claimed
Or even envisioned

[Verse 2]
Laura you were the saddest song
In the shape of a woman
I thought you were so bеautiful
But I wept to your movements
Wеll I hope you are laughing now
From that place on the carpet
Where we shared a sleeping bag
In your sister's apartment
[Refrain 2]
And how she would worry so, worry so
You know I was just a stranger
And she asked me to care for you
But I went and betrayed her

[Refrain 3]
But you know we're in high demand
Us people who suffer
'Cause we don't take to arguing
And we're quick to surrender

[Verse 3]
Well I think I would call tonight
If I still had your number
Your thoughts have always laid close to mine
When we were both skipping supper
But you should never be embarrassed by
All your trouble with living
'Cause it's the ones with the sorest throats, Laura
Who have done the most singing

[Outro]
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