Fare thee well Trade in all our words for tea and sympathy Wonder why we tried, for things that could never be Play our heart's lament, like an unrehearsed symphony Not intent To leave this castle full of empty rooms Our love the captive in the tower never rescued And all the victory songs seem 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 No, it's not the way that it has to be You begin And 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 and slowly drink in '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 Don't trade Don't trade Don't trade Don't trade Fare thee well Words, the bag of leaves that fill my head I could taste the bitterness, 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 No, 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 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 We can work it out We can work it out
Fare thee well Trade in all our words for tea and sympathy Wonder why we tried, for things that could never be Play our heart's lament, like an unrehearsed symphony Not intent To leave this castle full of empty rooms Our love the captive in the tower never rescued And all the victory songs seem 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 No, it's not the way that it has to be You begin And 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 and slowly drink in '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 Don't trade Don't trade Don't trade Don't trade Fare thee well Words, the bag of leaves that fill my head I could taste the bitterness, 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 No, 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 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 We can work it out We can work it out
