The War In The Gulf Between Us Lyrics - Adrian Belew

It started long ago, you have to understand 

We thought we'd make a life, we thought we had a plan 

We built it like a house and filled it up with kids 

The only trouble is, I won't be back again 

'Cause something in my heart has taken to the wind 

And nothing I can do will bring it back again 

Nobody ever wins the war in the gulf between us 

Something in my heart, no longer could survive 

Those battles in the day, the quiet in the night 

I lost the will to fight the war in the gulf between us 

And then it all began, the quarrels and the moods 

I tip-toed all around you, you danced around me too 

And somewhere in between, we found the time for love 

The only trouble is, it never was enough 

'Cause something in my heart has taken to the wind 

And nothing I can do will bring it back again 

Nobody ever wins the war in the gulf between us 

Something in my heart no longer could survive 

Those battles in the day, the quiet in the night 

I lost the will to fight the war in the gulf between us 

What was the sense in keeping alive 

Something that never made us satisfied? 

Sometimes it's better to get on with your life 

I don't believe in hurting each other all the time 

Now, after all the lawyers have eaten our remains 

And after all the nights have swallowed up the pain 

Then maybe we will meet, we'll find a neutral place 

The only trouble is, what will we have to say? 

Well, something in our hearts will have to try and give 

And something in our hearts will have to learn to live 

Together and apart, without another war between us