Bill and Alice

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Bill met Alice by the county fair gate, He was twenty minutes early; she was twenty-eight. He said, “I’ve got a car and a tank full of gas.” She said, “That’s a lawn mower, and it’s out of grass.” [Chorus] Oh, Bill and Alice, rolling along, Taking the scenic route and getting it wrong. They’ve lost their map, their keys, and the thread, But they still get where they’re going—eventually, instead. [Verse 2] They bought a little camper in the summer of ’62, It leaked in the kitchen and the bathroom too. Bill blamed the weather, Alice blamed Bill, Then they parked by a diner and ordered pie still. [Chorus] Oh, Bill and Alice, rolling along, Taking the scenic route and getting it wrong. They’ve lost their map, their keys, and the thread, But they still get where they’re going—eventually, instead. [Bridge] Now Bill wears two hearing aids, Alice wears one shoe, They argue over whose old glasses make the wallpaper blue. She says, “We’ve had a good run.” He says, “I agree— Though I thought you said the good one was me.” [Verse 3] They travel through the years at a comfortable pace, With a grocery list folded in Bill’s hat in case. Alice packs sandwiches, Bill packs the jam, They wave at a mailbox and call it a lamb. [Final Chorus] Oh, Bill and Alice, rolling along, Taking the scenic route and singing their song. They’ve lost their map, their keys, and the thread, But they still get where they’re going—together instead. [Outro] If the road turns left, they’ll take it with cheer; If they miss the turn, they’ll be back next year.