The Old Songs lyrics

[Intro]
Two, three

[Verse 1]
There goes another one
Another happy couple on the road to emptiness
I think of my father and mother
Can they imagine how two people can get in this mess?

[Pre-Chorus]
But the old songs say love's forever
And the old songs never say die
But a song can't keep us together
How can that beautiful song be a lie?

[Chorus]
Me, I blame the old songs
Filling hearts with rebellion and romance
Our book of revelations
And all we had to do was dance

[Verse 2]
Play us another one
Play us the hopes and dreams of twenty years ago
They're all over the bloody radio
It's like they're telling us there's nowhere left to go
[Pre-Chorus]
And the old songs say, "Be my baby"
And the old songs say, "She loves you"
All the songs we'll sing come what may be
I like those songs but I'd like something new

[Chorus]
Me, I blame the old songs
Protect us all against a change of course
All our great expectations
Turn to alimony and remorse

[Outro]
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