Two Chairs (Deux Chaises) Lyrics

(There were) Two chairs sitting on the beach

Side by side, 'n easy reach

Two chairs in the setting sun

You held a rose, and I, a gun

Then we stood and walked up the stairs

Past all the empty chairs

And at the top

You took off my watch

And laid it down beside us there

Two chairs beside the fire

Darkness fell, the flames grew higher

Lying there in the afterglow

The cognac and the falling snow

We knew our love would never end.

There is no tree that cannot bend

It's me and you

We'll see it through

So much more and less than friends

Two chairs sitting on the deck

I touched your hand, you kissed my neck

We talked of hope, and talked of fear

Camembert and Alsatian beer

But then I felt you turn away

I could not find words to say

Oh what went wrong?

We lost our song

I felt the music fade away

A life is measured out in chairs

Dishes washed, teddy bears

Houses built and children raised

Battles fought and honour praised

Now those chairs are far apart

Cold and empty as my heart

We can sit and talk

Or turn and walk

Come and sit by me again

(Spoken ad lib)

Now the chairs they are all gone

Someone else cuts that lawn

The beach is dry and so am I

Tears are raining from the sky

Still I think about you and me

And all the things we used to be

(spoken) I don't know what to say

I don't know what to say