Separate Lives
Phil Collins Lyrics

You called me from the room in your hotel
You contacted me while you were away with someone else

All full of romance for someone that you met
You were being overly affectionate towards someone you just met

And telling me how sorry you were, leaving so soon
You were apologizing for leaving so quickly after being together and saying goodbye

And that you miss me sometimes when you're alone in your room
You were admitting to feeling lonely and missing me while you were alone

Do I feel lonely too?
You were asking me if I also feel lonely

You have no right to ask me how I feel
You don't have the authority to inquire about my emotions

You have no right to speak to me so kind
You don't deserve to talk to me in a sweet way

I can't go on just holding on to ties
I can't continue clinging to our old relationship

Now that we're living separate lives
Since we're no longer together and living separate lives

Well, I held on to let you go
I tried to hold on to let you move on

And if you lost your love for me, well you never let it show
And if you stopped loving me, you never made it known

There was no way to compromise
We couldn't find a middle ground

So now we're living (living)
So now we're going through the motions of our separate lives

Ooh, it's so typical, love leads to isolation
It's a common occurrence that love eventually leads to separation and loneliness

So you build that wall (build that wall)
So, in response, you construct emotional barriers

Yes, you build that wall (build that wall)
Yes, you continue to build those barriers

And you make it stronger
And reinforce them to be even more impenetrable

Some day I might (I might) find myself looking in your eyes
There's a chance that in the future, I may look into your eyes once again

But for now, we'll go on living separate lives
But for now, we'll continue living separate lives

Yes for now, we'll go on living separate lives
For now, our lives will remain separate