A Fix Back East

It's hard to know, harder to accept,
The pain that we've caused
And to see, for all our regret,
We'll never ease the loss

Night falls, memory returns;
I trace each hour that's passed
Forsaken loves call my name and claim me
As their own at last

I need a world that's turning, I need a world that's burning,
I need a world not fade away

I threw my troubles overboard,
They sank beneath the waves
Somewhere forever, far from the shore,
They're sleeping in their grave

Can't stand a surprise - I've seen the world through your eyes -
I learned to live with the beast
My heart's exploding and I'm expecting less;
There's a fix on me in the east

I need a world that's turning, I need a world that's burning,
I need a world not fade away

The phone rings twice, I pick it up;
He says "Is she there now?"
"Who's this?" I ask, he says "I think you know..."
I hang up - she's gone anyhow.

Outside the air is sweet, the water so still,
Honeysuckle's on the vine
People say there's a heaven somewhere -
I know I'll make it mine

I need a world that's turning, I need a world that's burning,
I need a world not fade away