Fare thee well   Trade in all our words for tea and sympathy   Wonder why we tried, for things that could never be   Play our heart's lament, like an unrehearsed symphony      Not intent   To leave this castle full of empty rooms   Our love the captive in the tower never rescued   And all the victory songs seem to be playing out of tune      'Cause it's not the way that it has to be   Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy, no   No, it's not the way that it has to be      You begin   And all your words fall to the floor and break like China cups   And the waitress grabs a broom and tries to sweep them up   I reach for my tea and slowly drink in      'Cause it's not the way that it has to be   Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy, no   And it's not the way that it has to be   Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy      Don't trade   Don't trade   Don't trade   Don't trade      Fare thee well   Words, the bag of leaves that fill my head   I could taste the bitterness, call the waitress instead   'Cause she holds the answer   Smiles and asks,"One teaspoon or two?"      'Cause it's not the way that it has to be   Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy, no   No, it's not the way that it has to be   Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy      It's not the way that it has to be   Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy, no   'Cause it's not the way that it has to be   Don't trade our love for tea and sympathy      Don't trade us for tea and sympathy   Don't trade us for tea and sympathy   We can work it out   Don't trade us for tea and sympathy   We can work it out   We can work it out