Tatters - Lou Reed

Some couples live in harmony, some do not
Some couples yell and scream, some do not
But what you said was something that I can't forget
It echoes in my head like a bullet made of lead
Some people yell and scream and some do not
Some people sacrifice their lives and some do not
Some people wait for sleep to take them away
While others read books endlessly
Hoping problems will go away
I know you're hoping everything works out
Neither one of us is the type who shouts
You sleep in the bedroom
While I pace up and down the hall
Our baby stares at both of us
Wondering which one of us to call
I guess it's true that not every match burns bright
I guess it's true not all that I say is right
But what you said still bounces around in my head
Who thought this could happen to us
When we first went to bed ?
I'm told in the end that none of this matters
All couples have troubles and none of this matters
But what you said still echoes in my head
And I'm still in the hallway
Downstairs sleeping alone instead
I know you don't care but here's my last thought
Not that it matters
But here's the last thing I thought
Our little thing is lying here in tatters
And you my dear don't have any manners
Sad to leave this way to leave it all in tatters
Saddening to leave this way to leave it all in tatters
I suppose that we all could say that nothing of it matters
Still it's sad to see everything in tatters