Other Side of This

I do take you
To be my beloved
We'll build a house
With a roof above it

We'll live together
For as long as we want to
Won't pay no heed to
The shalts, shoulds, or ought-tos

I will not ask you to strain
Lookin into the future

I won't expect you to stake
Your existence on promises
Like a suture
From here to the other side
Here to the other side of this

Death'll do us both in
No need to invite 'im in

'Cuz you can leave when you want to
I can leave when I want to
But I don't want to
You don't want to

Wahoo, wahoo, wahoo, wahoo
Wahoo, wahoo, wahoo, wahoo

Ancestors on the farther shore
Keeping tabs, and keeping the score
One day the boat's gonna throw its oars overboard

You can call me fox tail
I'll call you Abigail, or sea snail, or waterpail
Oh look, the bread's gone stale

And you can leave when you want to
I can leave when I want to
But you don't want to
And I don't want to

Wahoo, wahoo, wahoo, wahoo
Wahoo, wahoo, wahoo, wahoo

In March, I'll call you primrose
While you call me "goes to show"
From "head-to-toe"
Or "heaven knows"
Or "I suppose
It's better like this way, anyway"

Well, you're free to leave when you want to
I'm free to leave when I want to
But do we want to?
Do we want to?

Wahoo, wahoo, wahoo, wahoo
Wahoo, wahoo, wahoo, wahoo

I did take you
Built a house, built a roof
Built a pit bit by bit
Take care we don't fall into it
Shake hand, kiss cheek
For luck, cross your heart and spit

You can call if you want to
I can call if I want to
But will you want to?
Will I want to?

Wahoo, wahoo, wahoo, wahoo
Wahoo, wahoo, wahoo, wahoo
Wahoo, wahoo, wahoo, wahoo
Wahoo, wahoo, wahoo, wahoo