Lyrics
Now when you're old
Reflecting on old age
Is it everything you hoped for
Questioning if life lived aligns with expectations
Gin and tonic you just might
Suggesting reliance on alcohol for coping
Need it to get by alright, I know
Acknowledging the need for coping mechanisms
Once you were two
Recalling a past when two people were together
But you found out that he wasn't true
Discovering betrayal in a relationship
Pockets with old hotel bills
Noting financial remnants of past shared experiences
He'd be dead if he left you his will, I know
Imagining consequences if the betrayer were to die
And now she's buried with memories in her house
Describing a woman surrounded by memories
While he re-married and got a younger spouse
Contrasting her fate with the man who remarried
How could she forget all the times that he made her smile
Questioning how she could forget happy moments
When he chose to walk away, she thought it'd only be for a while
Expressing surprise at the duration of separation
And things would be better and they'd be together
Anticipating a better future together
For eternity
Longing for an eternal connection
When you were young
Reflecting on youth and fulfilled aspirations
You had everything you hoped for
Acknowledging positive experiences in the past
He came along and treated you right
Introducing a person who treated well
Someone to keep you warm at night, I know
Emphasizing companionship for comfort
Then you were two
Recalling a time when two individuals were united
But you never shared his point of view
Highlighting a divergence in perspectives
A husband that you took for granted
Noting a husband taken for granted
You told yourselves that your life was enchanted, I know
Self-deception about an enchanted life
And now she's buried with memories in her house
Reiterating a woman surrounded by memories
While he re-married and got a younger spouse
Contrasting her fate with the man who remarried
But all he ever wanted was to prove her wrong
Revealing the man's desire to prove her wrong
Cause he still thinks of her when he's alone
Indicating lingering thoughts despite a new relationship
How could she forget all the times that he made her smile
Questioning how she could forget happy moments
When he chose to walk away, she thought it'd only be for a while
Expressing surprise at the duration of separation
And things would be better and they'd be together
Anticipating a better future together
For eternity
Longing for an eternal connection
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