Paul Heaton - The Next Verse lyrics

[Verse 1] There was a pool table there at the wedding That most of the men stood and played Whilst the women danced in their melancholy Till the last song started to fade And as DJ turned the lights up And packed his records away He noticed a lonely figure still there So quietly turned to say [Pre-Chorus 1] 'Tears you thought lasted a lifetime Won't last too much more than a day And you'll prove that you still have your strength left When you wipe those tears away, well away' [Chorus 1] Roses in garden bring joy to the bleak Lilies save wretched from worse Music lifts up those too weary to speak So, sister you sing the next verse [Verse 2] The path in life that you have taken I can figure out just from your frown Either it's down the up escalator Or maybe sometimes up the down And you may not feel that you have traveled But sure as hell been across town And certainly if story unraveled You've lost more than you've ever found [Pre-Chorus 2] One thing's for certain, you've traveled And a not too dissimilar route Those ups and downs and rounds after rounds You're wearing them just like a suit, like a suit [Chorus 2] So if roses in garden bring joy to the bleak Lilies save wretched from worse Music lifts up those too weary to speak Then DJ, I'll take the next verse [Verse 3] So sister judge strength not by muscle Or weight that your body can lift But by heavyweight heart that you carry That no other young woman could shift Hey, Mr. DJ, a special request Play that last record for me And make it as long and as painfully sad As any slow ballad could be As any slow ballad could be...