love is all

I have always needed somebody, girl But I close the door to keep out the world But for you, I would be here all alone Locked in a photograph All of the clocks have run down Lover, beware We'll be the lovers that never were

[...] I hang patiently on every word you send Will we ever be much more than just friends? As for you, you sit there playing this game You keep me waiting When all of the clocks have run down All over the world

We'll be the lovers that never were

And I know, dear, how much it's gonna hurt If you still refuse to get your hands dirty So you, you must tell me something I love you, say goodbye or anything All of the clocks have run down Time's at an end

If we can't be lovers, we'll never be friends

For as long as the sun shines In somebody's eyes I believe in you, baby So don't tell me lies For as long as the trees Throw down blossoms and leaves I know there will be a parade of unpainted dreams

"Locked in a photograph" - their time together is now a memory, for obvious reasons

"I hang patiently on every word you send, - you sit there playing this game" - could refer to their fighting through songs

"And I know, dear, how much it's gonna hurt If you still refuse to get your hands dirty" - this might mean that one of them possibly refuses to give in to be with a man, given that it was illegal in public in the early days