Miss warning and mister caution quarreling in the morning cottage about books they bid on at the local auctions whether or not the other knows what the plot is the alarm goes off at six with the covers they use mister's unemployed and the other's recluse waiting for the asteroid he says what's the use (chorus) waiting for the asteroid... waiting for the asteroid... aware of the repairs he's supposed to do scared to tell the wife that he has no clue about screwdrivers or wrenches and how to build benches the fences he clenches fists in frustration because he's losing his patience at the long lengths it takes him to build or rail
hammer in a nail his tailor suited him for failure (chorus) tired of her premonitions of danger he measures and plans and tinkers in anger running in her room to show his invention tripping through the door with proud intentions falling to the floor it sparks and smashes suddenly they stand facing smoldering ashes miss warning and mister caution together by their burning cottage with all of the neighbors watching they see that they've been holding each other hostage Doesn't matter who's the fault is Things are gonna change regardless miss warning and mister caution together by their burning cottage