[Verse 1: Aimee Mann]
There's a shadow in the wings
And you let it tell you things
Yeah, you plant it in the ground
But you don't make a sound
No, sir

[Verse 2: Aimee Mann]
All the helicopters fail
You can feel on them on your trail
You can hear it in his voice
But you don't have a choice
No sir

[Chorus: Aimee Mann & Ted Leo]
Work on your story, sir
Are you worried her mood's gonna waver and change?
Don't blame the world or the girl
For what keeps you estranged

[Verse 3: Ted Leo]
There's a light nobody's seen
In a place you've never been
And it's fluid, where it turns into steam you'll walk through it
Even wading upstream you'll get to it
There's a way and it is known
But you won't make it there alone
No, sir