Well, two cheers for the glowing candles in your eyes You know I had to dig for mine And so I sank ten curls in the earthy thick of night You know I had to dig for mine
Don't give me a trifle an eyeful of tears as something to go on when I'm going on years’ worth of candles to blow on without you here
And you want me to half-care while you're half-here and you're half-there to give you leave and a push from the top of the stairs Where life is but a slide down the bannister where you will find your own ride Where life is but a slide down the bannister where you will find your own weight to bear
And I would go along, but see another thought has taken me Another thought is taking me out on the town wondering what it'd make of me, sending you down with some blessing or kiss or whatever it is that you want from my lips when father of bride is no title of mine You can bother the guy who has that kind of time
And you want me to half-care while you're half-here and you're half-there to give you leave and a push from the top of the stairs Where life is but a slide down the bannister where you will find your own ride Where life is but a slide down the bannister where you will find your own weight to bear
And I would go along I would go along, but see now One of us is a youngish cut the other picks then fixes up I'm seesaw sick but I won't get off Seesaw sick but I won't get off