The Couple on the Street - Jill Sobule

He was pulling deep on a cigarette

Billows of smoke pouring out of him

Like a freighter hit by a torpedo before the fire reached the hull

And she was hanging on to him

Like he was a life raft

Not willing to believe that the ship was sinking

But it looked to us like the ship was sinking

We both agreed, we’d never be

The couple on the street

So rosy-cheeked and fresh and horny

On our way to the movies

When you told me for the first time that you loved me

And I knew that you loved me

And it was like we were together in another life

We never parted;

love never died

Although I don’t really buy that stuff

Today I’ll believe

You and me, we’ll never be

The couple on the street

You and me, we’ll never be

The couple on the street

Like a still life

(Still life)

Of our worst fears

(Of our worst fears)

Like the seven years

(Seven years)

Of a broken mirror

Like the flip side

(Flip side)

Of a beautiful dream

(Beautiful dream)

I love you so much

Won’t you tell me please

We’ll never be

The couple on the street

Okay, okay, it’s one year later

(I don’t have an ending)

And I still haven’t written an ending to this song

(Look, I wrote this song a year ago)

I tried

(I was inspired, I was in love)

The inspiration… is gone

(Never made it happen)

Guess we’ll never be the couple on the street

(Never)

End of story

Eight months later, where are we?

Somewhere between then

And the couple on the street