One for Sorrow - The Anchoress

One for sorrow, two for joy

These are the rules that you must employ

Mother told me time to settle down

Just find a man and a house in a cosy little town

It’s one for sorrow and two for joy

You don’t need a friend to get your happy end…

Father told me don’t you be so smart

Just find a boy that you like

Who’ll try not to break your heart

To have no sorrow

You can’t go wrong

Taking words of advice from an old love song

It’s one for sorrow 2 for joy

These are the rules that you must employ

It’s one for sorrow

You only fail if you measure up your life against a fairy tale

The happyeverafter dream is a lie that they sell you in the magazines

Mother told me life would be complete

With a man and a car and a house on a street

It’s one for sorrow, and two for joy

Cos these are the rules that you must employ

Father told me that there ain’t no pain

That the needle on the record puts together again

To have no sorrow

You can only fail if you measure up your life against a fairy tale

It’s one for sorrow 2 for joy

These are the rules that you must employ

It’s one for sorrow

You can’t go wrong

Taking words of advice from an old love song

It’s one for sorrow 2 for joy

These are the rules that you must employ

It’s one for sorrow

You only fail if you measure up your life against a fairy tale

It’s one for sorrow…

It’s one for sorrow…

It’s one for sorrow…

It’s one for sorrow…

Oh…

It’s one for sorrow 2 for joy

These are the rules that you must employ

It’s one for sorrow

You only fail if you measure up your life against a fairy tale

(Measure up your life against a fail)

It’s one for sorrow 2 for joy

These are the rules that you must employ

It’s one for sorrow

You can’t go wrong

Taking words of advice from an old love song

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