He walked into her life

Just as someone walked out

Leaving her in a pile

He swept her up and sat her down

Heard her story through the crying

Washed away her tears with wine

And he turned them into pearls

As he wooed those eyes of hers

And she forgot the other swine

A perfect stranger

So she moved into his place

Shared his friends and shared his taste

Shared his views and then his name

Got a mortgage and a house

Bought a beagle, named it Mouse

Their family picture in a frame

From perfect strangers

Life is a fairytale

Now she’s heading off to work

Serving drinks to drunken jerks

While he is home doing the same

Or hurry home, prepare the meal

Watch him eat it silently

And maybe watch him watch the game

Like perfect strangers