Christine Lavin "Until Now" "Yes, I know I drink
too much," he said, "but it's under control. I've
never picked a fight with a stranger; I've had no
accidents on the road. It doesn't interfere with
my work; it eases the strain. I make more money
than I ever did; no one has ever complained. Until
now and I wonder just what your motivation is
Until now I never thought of you as one who'd
meddle in my business." He is not my boyfriend;
he's not related to me. I have known him for a
long, long time; I'm worried by what I see.
There's a nervous edginess that only drinking
smooths. When I question him about this, he says,
"What are you trying to prove? Until now, I have
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/C3Ythought of you as the non-judgemental type. Now I
see you've been reading too many magazines,
believing all that self-help hype." He's the life
of the party; he's everybody's pal. He used to act
like he liked me until now. Now we're waiting for
the axe to fall, the phone call that shatters the
night. Or maybe he will surprise us all, wake up
one day and see the light. So I'm standing in the
shadows with open eyes and closed mouth, Knowing
every day that passes, he's farther away from
drying out. Until now I was able to look the other
way. Until now I could pretend that what I thought
didn't matter anyway.