A Rumour of You

I've been drawn to a rumour of you
Heard you were back in the city
I took a train under skies white and blue
Left behind my self-pity
Someone told me that you'd changed your ways
Talking for days about how sorry you are
Someone gave me a café address
Said they'd seen you there from afar

I've been drawn to a rumour of you
But I don't know who you are

I've been lost in the chances-all-gone
Things sometimes break in the making (break in the making)
I can't recall how this whole thing went wrong
Or if my memory's just faking
Someone breathed a little hope in my ear
She felt clear the door was slightly ajar (slightly ajar)
Then I remembered that cold, bitter night
When I waited outside in my car

I've been drawn to a rumour of you
But I don't know who you are

Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
It's an uncertain truth
A tale of deception
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention

I've been drawn to a rumour of you
But all the facts are elusive (facts are elusive)
My head is full but I haven't a clue
That this might be abusive
Someone told me that you looked so well
I could tell you beauty still raised the bar (still raised the bar)
But I can't see you for the rage in my mind
It's like a cloud blown over a star

I've been drawn to a rumour of you
But I don't know who you are

Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
You're a headline of news
That they shouldn't mention
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention

I've been drawn to a rumour of you
To pull the truth from the rubble
Sometimes I'm sure I can see this thing through
But my heart's steeped in trouble
Someone breathed a little hope in my ear
But I fear it's only scratching the scar (scratching the scar)
Oh, I can't stand the way it wakes me at night
And then plays me like a battered guitar

I've been drawn to a rumour of you
But I don't know who you are

Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
It's an uncertain truth
A tale of deception
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention

Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention
Desire is a hitchhiker that stole my attention