[Verse 1]
Well, I've been sitting on this couch
Feeling kinda bored and uninspired
Writing thinly, veiled fiction for the soul
And feeling like a liar
I've been thinking about you, Laura
And thinking about the songs that you sing
And how you sang with such conviction
I almost forgot they weren't for me

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know you're from another planet
And you're crazy as a loon
But it's too cold down here on Earth
To go up on the roof
But I'll feel a little less alone
Sitting in my room
Writing songs about you

[Chorus]
'Bout you
'Bout you
Writing songs about you

[Verse 2]
Well, I've been lying in this bed
Trying once again to find my muse
But if we're only gonna die
Or worse get middle aged
Then what's the use?
Still I remember what you said
How it'd be when you were dead and gone
And you are and here I am
Living proof that someone's world had carried on
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know you're from another planet
And you're crazy as a loon
But it's too cold down here on Earth
To go up on the roof
But I'll feel a little less alone
Lying in my room
Writing songs about you

[Outro]
'Bout you
'Bout you
Writing songs about you
'Bout you
'Bout you
Oh, you
'Bout you
Writing songs about you