the things that lead to tears Lyrics

She looks bored

Long ago he stopped trying

It is death by routine

Passions hung up on the line drying

She found a Prince

By kissing some frogs

He is the one who promised dreams

Until it all became a slog

He looks boring

She is too numb to care

His hands are down his joggers

But the crown jewels are still there

He is the man

With yesterdays glint in his eye

Now those eyes are off the ball

And his waistlines calling time

Somehow they rub along together

Passing days and months and years

Crossing off holidays and Christmas

Storing up the things that lead to tears

It is the unspeakable waste of a life just ticking by

It is the shorting on an investment to lead the fullest the richest of lives

She fakes satisfaction

He cannot read the fake

Her name is down his arm

It is the gift that will not break

They both stray and wander

When the chances unfold

So long as there is discretion

So long as someone makes it home

Somehow they rub along together

Passing days and months and years

Crossing off holidays and Christmas

Storing up the things that lead to tears

The things that lead to tears

The things that lead to tears

She looks bored

Long ago he stopped trying

It is death by routine

Passions hung up on the line drying