I rearranged the furniture 
 While you read me the riot act 
 I counted the pints on the doorstep 
 While you told me the things I lacked 
 I drove you nearly mad with rage 
 As I sat and quietly tore the page 
 Into tiny little pieces 
 Whilst you held centre stage 
 Chorus: 
 Half listening my mind is far away 
 Half listening half an ear on what you say 
    I contemplated the garden 
 And the plants that I'd like to grow 
 While you shrieked about the business 
 And how little they all know 
 I tidied up the garden shed 
 Whilst you called me a dunderhead 
 Not a thought you left unsaid 
 As I pondered quietly   
 I know your doubts I know your fears 
 I know your laughter and your tears 
 Together we've come through all these years 
 And I love you as you are 
 Half listening your mind if far away 
 Half listening half an ear on what I say