Sleepy People

[Verse 1]
Husband and wife were married underneath the steeple of the church and town they were born
On the way home, from the American Cathedral
The wife tore her wedding gown on a throne
Husband bent down, for he had brought a thread and needle
For exactly this purpose, I'm sure
He showed he could sew, the wife then knocked a little beetle, off the suite hе had only once worn

[Verse 2]
They werе sleepy people for the rest of their lives
When they think of this time they laughed and they cried
And I kind of know why

[Verse 3]
Husband went on to get a good job as a banker in a cubical from 9 to 5
Dreamed of the day he would be moved to the corner office
Where he could work in a room with sunlight
5 years along their son was born with 10 good fingers
He grew up watching his parents survive
Boy didn't belong, but he decided to just linger to observe his parents staying alive

[Verse 4]
He watched the sleepy people waste the rest of their lives
Thinking only of the memories on which they rely
To bring them any delight
The boy was 45 before he realised
That he's just waiting to die