Mary and Mike

Words and Music by Noel Miller

Noel Miller ©2008

Verse

Mary puts on her socks and shoes, walks to the park out on Livingston

just a block away

Takes out a sandwich, and waves at the kids down the way

out on the swing they play

Chorus

A game called love, it takes two and it’s easy

When it hurts it drives you crazy

And you forget who you are, and learn who you want to be

Verse

The bottle never helped Mike much, spent every penny on those beers

fighting adolescent fears

a pack of smokes, camel lights, used to calm his nerves but now it won’t

he’s just too tough for tears, and he recalls

Chorus

A game called love, it takes two and it’s easy

When it hurts it drives you crazy

And you forget who you are

They play a game called love, it takes two and it’s easy

When it hurts it drives you crazy

And you forget who you are, and learn who you want to be

Bridge

(And Mike says)

You’re an asshole and I don’t care I’m trying to watch the game

Who put out the flame?

You’re always bitchy, and you’re a selfless bastard

And just for a moment, Mary and Mike

Turn to each other and they realize

Chorus

They play a game called love, it takes two and it’s easy

When it hurts it drives you crazy

And you forget who you are

a game called love, it takes two and it’s easy

When it hurts it drives you crazy

And you forget who you are, and learn who you want to be

Who you want to be, who … you want to be