Tea And Sympathy

Fare thee well

Trade in all our words for tea and sympathy

Wonder why we tried for things could never be

Play our heart's lament

Like an unrehearsed symphony

Not intend

To leave this castle full of empty rooms

Our love, the captive in the tower never rescued

And all the victory songs

Seemed to be playing out of tune

'Cause it's not the way

That it has to be

Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy, no

And it's not the way

That it has to be

You begin

All your words fall to the floor and break like china cups

And the waitress grabs a broom and tries to sweep them up

I reach for my tea

Slowly drink in

And it's not the way

That it has to be

Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy, no

And it's not the way

That it has to be

Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy

(Don't trade) Yeah

(Don't trade)

(Don't trade)

(Don't trade)

(No, no)

Fare thee well

The words, the bag of leaves that fill my head

I could taste the bitterness

And call the waitress instead

'Cause she holds the answer

Smiles and asks, "One teaspoon or two?"

'Cause it's not the way

That it has to be

Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy, no

And it's not the way

That it has to be

Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy

It's not the way

That it has to be

Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy, no

'Cause it's not the way

That it has to be

Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy

Yeah

No

Don't trade us for tea and sympathy

(Don't trade us for tea and sympathy)

Don't trade us for tea and sympathy

We can work it out

Don't trade us for tea and sympathy

(Don't trade us for tea and sympathy)

Don't trade us for tea and sympathy

We can work it out

Yeah

Oh

We can work it out, oh