Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - He Can’t Marry Her lyrics

Couple came into the bar They were close, but clearly not together You could see from not so far He’d stood by her through every kind of weather They sat down, they bought a drink They didn’t give the eye to any other But for everyone to think They were just a sister and a brother You can’t marry her ‘Cause she’s gonna be somebody else’s wife But still smile with her And you’ll be smiling for the rest of your life He can’t marry her (He can’t marry her) ‘Cause she’ll always be somebody else’s dame He can’t even ask (He can’t even ask) He could never live with that amount of shame He can’t say to her (Say to her, say to her) That he loves her more than any of his own But just look at him (Look at him, look at him) He’ll be with her, or forever he’s alone And as they idly chatted He laughed at every single word she spoke But she never noticed anything Like she hadn’t when his feeble heart had broke After they had finished up Hugged each other, left to separate cars The man who served them all their drinks Leant to me, and pa**ed me a cigar Oh, we’ll light this up For the love he has is just the same as ours It’s unwarranted And it’s based upon the moon and all the stars He can’t marry her (He can’t marry her) ‘Cause she’ll always be somebody else’s dame He can’t even ask (He can’t even ask) He could never live with that amount of shame He can’t say to her (Say to her, say to her) That he loves her more than any of his own But just look at him (Look at him, look at him) He’ll be with her, or forever he’s alone So that man, he turned his back Walked away to take another chance Like so many, couldn’t risk Any declination to a dance Oh, but he’ll dance with her In his mirror in his bedroom till he dies And he’ll cry for her Till there aren’t any tears left in his eyes He can’t marry her (He can’t marry her) ‘Cause she’ll always be somebody else’s dame He can’t even ask (He can’t even ask) He could never live with that amount of shame He can’t say to her (Say to her, say to her) That he loves her more than any of his own But just look at him (Look at him, look at him) He’ll be with her, or forever he’s alone