Paul Heaton - Since My Dearest Husband lyrics

The candle flickers, but never burns The planets spin, the Earth just turns Since my dearest husband Left my side The birds don’t even want the worms They probably won’t, lest he returns Since my dearest husband Left my side Everything I did before Wipe the top, and clean the floor Means so little since he Left my side And all the kisses that I gave Must have followed him to the grave Along with all the tears That I cried There were questions in Parliament Steward’s inquiries Samuel Pepys and Adrian Mole Entered into diaries And the minute of silence Was faithfully observed In all the pubs and restaurants No beer and wine was served When that stupid git, he went and died When my dearest partner left my side The postman knocks, but only once The milkman shows me no response Since my dearest husband Left my side Well, people cross me in the street When previously, they’d stop and speak Since my dearest husband Left my side Those nuisance calls nobody wants I answer them with brisk response When you’re lonely, any Voice will do The message on the answer phone The talking clock, the undertone Maybe just like me, she’s Sad and blue There were questions in Parliament Steward’s inquiries Samuel Pepys and Adrian Mole Entered into diaries And the minute of silence Was faithfully observed In all the pubs and restaurants No beer and wine was served When that stupid git, he went and died When my dearest partner left my side The paper boy, he takes good aim He knows the lonely person’s game You can’t get stuck on wrong Side of the hedge He knows my generation Cling onto conversation Like billy goat clings onto Mountain edge, edge There were questions in Parliament Steward’s inquiries Samuel Pepys and Adrian Mole Entered into diaries And the minute of silence Was faithfully observed In all the pubs and restaurants No beer and wine was served When that stupid git, he went and died When my dearest partner left my side