Lyrics

BITTERSWEET
Words and Music
Joe Alonso

He decorates his desk with pictures of family trips
He cuts work at three to make it on the green
Back at home another dinner's gettin' cold
Another night she goes unseen

He looks so handsome when he's dressed up in black tie
She dangles loyally from his anchored arm
Her painted smile covers up the years of solitaire
So don't be fooled by her charm

There's a price that she pays for her prince and castle
Yet her heart is incomplete
But walk away; start again, could be such a hassle
Isn't life bittersweet?

Six AM, rise and shine, drive the kids to school
Clean the house, iron shirts, couldn't hear the rings
A pity voice on the phone machine fills her eyes
Just don't wet the diamond rings

A tug of war is brewing in her inner soul
She says the grass is greener where she stands today
Another stir of her gin and tonic on the rocks
On the rocks the two will stay

There's a price that she pays for her prince and castle
Yet her heart is incomplete
But walk away; start again, could be such a hassle
It's not worth to repeat
So raise a glass, here's a toast to your heart's content
Isn't life bittersweet?

Surrender all your hopes and dreams
The Waltons were made just for TV
It?s "Yes, Dear?. It?s "No, Dear".
She's a souvenir