He lisped, "I luth you, I luth you"
She took her braces out and threw them on the dashboard
There was no unzipping, de-clasping
She insisted on asking, "when you gonna get me that ring?"
He thought for a while, watched some mayflies die
And picked holes in a ladder fern (don't know the real name)
He could see a life ahead with more good in it than bad
(This lot have been learning all along so how come he...?)
He was never very good with words
You may think this time was no different
He said, "you are my fossil fuel"
You wouldn't've understood it
But it must have meant something to them
Something deep, meaningful

But I don't know if they're still together
I have no idea where they're living now
I'm not even sure if they're alive or dead
I don't know

Ok. I'm obscuring and I'm projecting (yeah, you are a little)
When I should be collecting facts
But I'm too squeamish to look
Maybe it was just a holiday hit
She saw his trunks didn't fit
That August in the water chute
Or maybe they split up over money
Or they shared every penny until they were one hundred and two
Maybe they had five healthy kids
Or maybe they couldn't have any
Or they beat all five black and blue

Oh I don't know if they're still together
I have no idea where they're living now
I'm not even sure if they're alive or dead
I don't know

So, are you a betting man?
Lay me two to one on not even a card at christmas
Say we didn't miss much
The knowing is terrible
Ah, but the not knowing, the not knowing
I only saw them for one minute
Like you watch mayflies on the white tiles in urinals
Nothing is....I've got a pretty good idea...weren't born yesterday
We've all got stories when it's in our own best interests
To not know the outcome, to be protected
It's potential
We need potential
We need them

I've been waiting around for years for you to call with news of them
I've been waiting around for years for you to call with news of them
I've been waiting around for years for you to call with news of them
When are you two going to be a happy ending?
Because the world it is crowded with mayflies
I've been waiting around for years
For you to call with news of them