They Never Met

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The boy was almost forty-eight years old All he'd ever gone to bed with, was a cold And he said to his mama "Mama, I'm afraid it's true; Only woman that could love me is you." The girl could almost drink her age in beer-- Couple cases, give or take a year She worked at the hospital Hey, lots of people do That's where they fell in love (Oh God, I wish that that was true) [Chorus] But they never met Not even briefly I know what you thought You thought that they might Now, what was the problem? Thе problem was, chiefly She workеd the day shift And he worked the night They never met Not even informally-- I know you thought things like this work out right No, no, they never met Not even abnormally She worked the day shift And he worked the night [Verse 2] Now the boy is almost fifty-nine You ask him, "How's it goin', Frank?" And he says, "Fine." "And what's become of Mama?" "Well, Mama's in a better place." And he points his finger right straight out in space The girl is finally chief admitting nurse; Considering what she had for brains, it could be worse She could have been a victim of the dreaded Asian Flu; She could have had to live with you-know-who-- [Chorus] But they never met Not even briefly I know what you thought You thought that they might Now, what was the problem? The problem was, chiefly She worked the day shift And he worked the night [Bridge] [Verse 3] Now the boy's gone to meet his mom-- Natural causes: the bottle, not the bomb They found him in the dining room His face was in a stew They dressed him in a suit of shiny blue That same year, the girl gave up the ghost The minister said she'd be missed the most Her patients cried a tear Recalling how she signed their casts The nurses said she'd find a man at last [Chorus] But they never met Not even briefly I know what you thought You thought that they might Now, what was the problem? The problem was, chiefly She worked the day shift And he worked the night They never met Not even in spirit-- I know you thought things like this work out right! No, no, she went to Heaven... But he's nowhere near it She works the day shift And he works the night