Suzanne Vega — Obvious Question

I am sitting over here The line is safety drawn The obvious question is How long does this go on? Alcohol danced upon his nerves Played upon his skin Made him mad inside Broke everything within And now it does the same to me In needlepoints of fire Wreathed around my neck The spirits take the man And leave behind a wreck I am sitting over here The line is safety drawn The obvious question is How long does this go on?