One for sorrow, two for joy,
These are the rules that you must employ,
Mother told me: "Time to settle down,
Just find a man and a house in a cozy little town."
It's one for sorrow, two for joy,
You don't need a friend to get your happy end,
Father told me: "Don't you be so smart,
Just find a boy that you like
And who try not to break your heart."
It's one for sorrow, you can't go wrong,
Taking words of advice from an old love song,
One for sorrow, two for joy,
These are the rules that you must employ,
It's one for sorrow, you can only fail,
If you measure up your life against a fairytale
The happy-ever-after dream,
It's a lie that they sell you in the magasines,
Mother told me: "Life would be complete
With a man and a car
And a house on the street."
It's one for sorrow, wo for joy,
These are the rules that you must employ,
Father told me that there ain't no pain,
That the needle on the record puts together again,
To have no sorrow, you can only fail,
If you measure your life against a fairytale
One for sorrow, two for joy,
These are the rules that you must employ,
It's one for sorrow, you can't go wrong,
Taking words of advice from an old love song
One for sorrow, two for joy,
These are the rules that you must employ,
It's one for sorrow, you can only fail,
If you measure up your life against a fairytale
It's one for sorrow...
