After The Ceasefire

After the ceasefire that they swore would last She had the bright idea "To hell with the past!" That's where love lay bleeding licking at its wounds The times were never changing sticking to their guns She thought she really meant it, that's the honest truth She felt it in her marrow, she felt it in her boots After the ceasefire, after the ceasefire. The man she married, he was something else He adored the chaos, smashing all the delft The man she married, he was something else He had the sudden notion it's time to call a truth It's time to lead a quiet life for the love of Jeeze Let's sit down together and engage in talks of peace After the ceasefire, after the ceasefire. He was Irish Catholic, she had English blood They met in a good restaurant, they gave the secret knot She ordered fish and lentils, he the kidney stew She played with bold impulses, wine turned his lips blue