Cease-Fire, or, Mrs. Norman Maine

Lyrics

Thought we were Nick & Nora of some local underground punk rock scene I was twenty six, she was seventeen Too angry for lovers Too close for friends If I can't love you, baby Well, let's try to pretend When we met, I was broke, now I got a pile of tens Baby, let's go out tonight, let's see how fast I Can spend I got a couple hundred bucks, let's go out all night Let's see how much longer that money can last If you can't love me, baby Maybe we can just pretend We were well-matched opponents in our own private boxing ring With just local celebrities in the front row, and our friends for don king But in these unlicensed fights, nobody wins The spectators yell, and the judges rescind our credentials And the press says "well, they're no peoples' champions." It's possible, even probable, we won't be lovers again And it's possible, even probable, that that's for the best 'cause we still believe in forgiveness But we believe in vengeance too I'll drop my weapons If so will you These days, you're broke, and now i got a pile of tens Let's go out tonight, let's see just how fast i can spend I got this hundred dollar bill, let's go out all night Let's see if that money can last until daylight If we can't love each other Just for tonight, let's pretend If we can't love each other C'mon, let's pretend