Ben Folds Five – Tom and Mary

chicka uh chicka uh. . .

for the benefit of Tom and Mary

before our guests arrive

if they haven’t found out already

it’s gonna blow their minds

will they find the strength

to find the will to testify

that for the benefit of Tom and Mary

there’s something we can’t hide anymore?

Everybody here knows the story

some with fabricated extra parts

see the sisters shout in whispers

feeding hot air to the sparks

put a damper on the party

it will lighten up this room

but for the benefit of Tom and Mary

we’ve got to see the truth today

Ms. Suthernson says “here they come”

and all the chatter and the smiles

they come undone

you could hear a pin drop on the carpet floor

everyone’s pretending not to hear them

knocking at the door

For the benefit of Tom and Mary

before our guests arrive

if they haven’t found out already

it’s gonna blow their minds

haven’t found out already

and yet the seams all seem to show

that for the benefit of Tom and Mary

for the benefit of Tom and Mary

for the benefit of Tom and Mary

we gotta let the truth me known, yeah