he met her at a nightclub she couldn t keep the beat she wore her grandma s prom dress raccoon slippers on her feet he took a shot of something strong to make him feel less weak and so the story goes there s something to be said about trading stories of when you were 8 years old he had his first stitches when he bit an ice cream bowl she had her first kiss in a swimming hole and so the story goes and the days grew long and the wine was overflowing and she knew she was in love because nobody ever hugged her like that hugged her like that hugged her like that hugged her like that they moved into a school bus just because it seemed like fun she d say i like the way you touch me it makes me feel like i have no skeleton and so the story goes and i ve seen photographs and video tapes of that diesel home that loving place and it s about time two minds entwined in such a fine fine way may your lives be long may your wishes all be simple and may your hearts stay strong tucked into bed is she the ghost of your teddy bear check under the covers just to make sure he s still sleeping there turn wedding gowns to angel cloths for the baby to wear turn wedding gowns to angel cloths for the baby to wear she s rides him like the state fair they make love like two solar flares caring like they really care that they re gonna make it he wants to die in the place where she first said i love you spread his ashes with the breath of the last kiss that she blew they decorate when featherless they celebrate through hungriness and it s about time two minds entwined in such a fine fine way may your lives be long may your wishes all be simple and may your hearts stay strong may your lives be long may your wishes all be simple and may your hearts stay strong