People Of Substance

Dana, I don't get depressed anymore Except possibly December at the Delaware shore Or maybe missing numbers on the motel doors The toy section at this drugstore Otherwise I'm pretty much cured Been getting out of bed before noon now Gonna find a new place pretty soon now The whole thing's moving uptown I'm sorry about the way that I scared you I'm sorry that I wasn't in touch since Spent way too much time on People without any substance I decided I'm gonna push forward I'm committed to making the change But you got to remember I never go out in the rain And it's been raining all day And my jacket got nicked from the coat check The curtains can't keep out the grey The umbrellas that you get at the drugstore Always blow the wrong way Dana, I don't drink nearly as much One or two nights of the week at the most I know I used to be such a monster And this city's still lousy with ghosts I'm sorry about that fight in the taxi You know that probably just wasn't my night If you'd just agree to come see me I could try to make it alright I decided I'm gonna back off now I heard you turned that old boy into a husband Now you're out in the county hanging out With some people of substance Dana, I'm done with the breakdowns But the winter's pretty weird at the shore You never really told me what it was you cut me off for And I'm still not so sure So I decided that I'd call and just check in If I was good enough for you back then You shouldn't be ashamed to bring me around to your new friends I've been asking around for some sort of system to trust in Maybe you could put me in touch With some people of substance Spent way too much time on people without any substance