Bill and Alice, Rolling Along

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Bill packed three socks for a week in the sun, Alice packed snacks for the whole county fair. He brought a map from the year they were wed, She said, “That explains why it leads to the shed.” They missed the bus by a minute or two, So Bill hailed a taxi that wasn’t for hire. The driver was Alice, with keys in her hand; She’d parked it herself by the marching band. [Chorus] Bill and Alice, rolling along, One loses the tickets, one knows the song. They’ve bumped through the years with a grin and a sigh, And still split the last piece of pie. Bill says, “I’m driving!” Alice says, “Fine— Just tell me which side of the road is mine.” They’ve got a few miles and a lifetime to go, At a pace that lets every good story grow. [Verse 2] At sixty, Bill took up ballroom dance, He bowed to a lamp and invited it out. Alice said, “Smooth!” as he spun round the room, Then found his left shoe in the rosebush bloom. They bought a small camper, bright red and blue, It fit in the driveway—if nobody breathed. Bill tried to reverse with a serious face; Alice gave directions from several streets away. [Chorus] Bill and Alice, rolling along, One loses the tickets, one knows the song. They’ve bumped through the years with a grin and a sigh, And still split the last piece of pie. Bill says, “I’m driving!” Alice says, “Fine— Just tell me which side of the road is mine.” They’ve got a few miles and a lifetime to go, At a pace that lets every good story grow. [Bridge] Now their knees make a weather report, Their grandkids keep score at the card-game court. Bill cheats at checkers; Alice cheats back, Then both deny there was ever a snack. [Final Chorus] Bill and Alice, rolling along, Still losing the tickets, still knowing the song. They’ve bumped through the years with a grin and a sigh, And saved one more bite of the pie. Bill says, “I’m driving!” Alice says, “Fine— I’ll keep the map, you watch the sign.” They’ve got a few miles and a lifetime to go, And plenty of stories wherever they roll. [Outro] Bill found the tickets inside his hat. Alice said, “Good. Now where did we park that?”