Dinner For Two

[Verse 1: David Byrne]

By the time the guests arrive

Ooh, already it was dark outside

Tables set with china dishes

We're welcomed in with tiny kisses

What's her name?; I don't remember

Isn't that the famous author?

Harry's gonna get some appetizers

Well, he's keeping out of range of small arms fire

Dina has a phone; she says it's working

Now she's crawling on the floor, across the kitchen

[Hook: David Byrne & St. Vincent]

Something I should tell you

But we are never alone

[Verse 2: David Byrne]

Tanks outside the bedroom window

We'll be okay with the curtain closed

The guests are fine behind the sofa

It's much too late, they should not go home

[Hook: David Byrne & St. Vincent]

Something I should tell you

But we are never alone

[Verse 3: David Byrne]

Up by dawn, already morning

I ask myself what is going on

Some tender words and sidelong glances

Are you okay, have you lived here long?

[Instrumental]

[Verse 4]

Underneath the stairway

Somebody's changing her clothes

Sweatpants and a t-shirt

Silk dresses cover the floor

[Verse 5: Byrne & St. Vincent]

Sit down by my side

Take my overcoat

When will we get out?

Maybe a week or soon

Some of us losing it

Some of us breaking down

Some of us stick it out

Used to it now

[Instrumental]

[Hook]

Something I should tell you

But we are never alone

There's something I should tell you

And I've been waiting so long

[Outro]

When it's over with, going our separate ways

How about you and me;

Dinner for two