D  
I sat on the doorstep 
G                               A                G 
and watched her slowly walk away  
G                              A                 D 
She wasn't sad, she wasn't angry  
G                              A                 D 
Does she ever hear a word I say ? 
I was only a dumb kid  
playing parts I'd studied for a day 
but I'm no actor  
could never say a line to save my life 

Bm 
So what's the matter with indifference ? 
G 
It's just an easy way to kill the pain  
A 
You can't be crying when you're travelling  
D 
even when you know you've missed the train 


So take your time, don't you worry  
I'll be waiting, you know I'll be waiting 

Don't want to be a ploughboy 
seen my father break his back that way  
I'm not a dreamer, I'm a builder  
at least that's what the voices say  
I can't let love spoil my chances  
can't let a girl stand in my way  
So it's the best thing to tell  
her I'm just leaving for a day  
and what's so wrong about deception  
maybe I could change my mind and stay  
You can't be crying, while your travelling  
it won't be me that's crying anyway.