Who Was Around? Lyrics - Bob Mould

Who was around when the world was falling down? 

Who turned away? Couldn't bother to be around this now 

Who walked away when the game wasn't fun to play? 

When my escape became my only game 

Hand me over and hand me down 

Get me out of your sight 

No direction, my compass is broken 

Where'd you leave me tonight? 

I was a child, and now it seems so long ago 

Why'd you abandon me? Maybe it's not for me to know 

No explanation needed, nothing can change the way things went 

You just weren't interested, I guess, I guess 

Some days fine, others out of my mind 

And the curse I curse is the worst it gets 

I hold it inside as you sleep, as you hide from 

The mess that you made of your life 

Some days fine, others out of my mind 

And the curse I curse is the worst it gets 

I hold it inside as you sleep, as you hide from 

The mess that you made of your life 

Who played with you when you were lonely? 

Who was around? 

What will your conscience say? Maybe you'll change the channel soon 

Or simply hide it in the chest of drawers inside your room 

Like old linoleum, battered and worn beyond repair 

Go burn the whole house down, like anyone cares 

And maybe in time, these indelible lines will 

Fade like the hopes and the fears you denied 

These feelings are gone, they've been buried along 

With the rest of the mess that you made in your chest of drawers 

Maybe in time, these indelible lines will 

Fade like the hopes and the fears you denied 

These feelings are gone, they've been buried along 

With the rest of the mess that you made 

Who played with you when you were lonely? 

Who was around when I was hungry?