i'm stuck at home with a thousand housewives
they're such a scream
at least for a while
from their tireless questioning they never cease:
how to keep your man
how to effect world peace
so why did you ask me out
when you knew you could not deliver?
we went out somewhere
then came back again
so why do you look terrified?
i don't care if you
never make a move
just as long as you
don't say it's time to leave
stay around a while
i can make more tea
you can put on a record
just don't say you're going
cos what the housewives don't tell you
because they don't want to distress you
is it's a lonely, lonely vigil that we're keeping
and it's all for you
now you're sending me messages
that i can't quite read
you write, "hope you're well"
when you mean, "come and see me"
you write, "how are you?"
when you mean, "how i want you"
and your "see you soon"
means, "put those arms around me"
so why did you ask me out
when you knew you could not deliver?
i could wait all day in your favourite café
but the staff are almost ready to turn me away
cos what the housewives don't tell you
because they don't want to depress you
is it's a lonely, lonely vigil that we're keeping
what the housewives don't tell you
what they never have done
and they never will do
it's a lonely, lonely vigil that we're keeping
and it's all for you
you see there's something that the housewives don't tell you
because they really, really don't want to distress you
but me, i'm not so concerned with protecting your feelings
i think there's something that you ought to know
they're such a scream
at least for a while
from their tireless questioning they never cease:
how to keep your man
how to effect world peace
so why did you ask me out
when you knew you could not deliver?
we went out somewhere
then came back again
so why do you look terrified?
i don't care if you
never make a move
just as long as you
don't say it's time to leave
stay around a while
i can make more tea
you can put on a record
just don't say you're going
cos what the housewives don't tell you
because they don't want to distress you
is it's a lonely, lonely vigil that we're keeping
and it's all for you
now you're sending me messages
that i can't quite read
you write, "hope you're well"
when you mean, "come and see me"
you write, "how are you?"
when you mean, "how i want you"
and your "see you soon"
means, "put those arms around me"
so why did you ask me out
when you knew you could not deliver?
i could wait all day in your favourite café
but the staff are almost ready to turn me away
cos what the housewives don't tell you
because they don't want to depress you
is it's a lonely, lonely vigil that we're keeping
what the housewives don't tell you
what they never have done
and they never will do
it's a lonely, lonely vigil that we're keeping
and it's all for you
you see there's something that the housewives don't tell you
because they really, really don't want to distress you
but me, i'm not so concerned with protecting your feelings
i think there's something that you ought to know