All they had in common

All they had in common

All they had in common

Just headed off to school

18 years spent keeping it together

gritted teeth clenched in a smile

they shared a past but not a future

they shared a house but not a home.

           

I’m out of here, he told her

Heading for the door

You’re one heck of a mom

But not much of a wife

I guess now’s the time to get on with our life

There was a time when it mattered

Loves and hopes, dreams and laughter

Unquenched desires, plans and schemes

Endless possibilities and dreams

Get out of here, she told him

Pointing to the door

We did what we had to do

But I’m tired the strife

I guess now’s the time to get on with our life

Our jobs been done

You ain’t made it fun

I guess now’s the time to get on with our life

Til death do us part, they murmured once

They’re both very much alive

Yet ripped asunder nonetheless

It was their love that died

Refrain

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