It started off in Dublin
In a basement by the sea
The very first big question I ever asked
Will you marry me?
My head was full of flowers
Your cheek against my knee
Lying on a bed of roses
In a basement by the sea
Just when you think you've got it all worked out
What's yours and what's mine
You realize
It's gonna be like this all the time
Suddenly we were surrounded
Society felt so good
There was enough for everyone
And the fridge was full of food
But like the first day of winter
In a holiday resort I know
Out of season friendship
Is a cold wind that blows
We headed up north
To the avenue lined with trees
All of my boyhood days
Coming running back to me
Walking up and down
Arm in arm where the big cranes freeze
Our boy was born another Gemini
And I knew one day he'd want to leave
Just when you think you've got it all worked out
What's yours and what's mine
You realize
It's gonna be like this all the time
We took a big fat plane
Halfway round the world
I felt the power of the violet hour
With my favorite girl
There was romance, there was music
What more can I say?
Some things are meant to be
Some things you're told to throw away
Just when you think you've got it, got it, got it, got it worked out
What's yours and what's mine
You realize
It's gonna be like this all the time
I remember we talked and talked
And started to laugh
I remember it all like a photograph
What we said, I haven't a clue
Your hat flew off every time the wind blew
I know our love will see us through
Now I'm in Italy
Playing for a million a day
Drinking strong black coffee
Coming up to Ascension Day
And I wouldn't change a moment
I wouldn't change a mile
And everywhere we've traveled
When we do it, we do it in style
There were roses on the bed
Perfume in the air
I threw away my typewriter
Leaned back in my easy chair
You always think tomorrow you can sit right down and analyze
You think it will be different
But then you realize
It's gonna be like this all the time
I know
It's gonna be like this all the time