Read the news in California
Hope my family’s okay
Looks like those beaches are as full as ever
Just another perfect summer day

An old boyfriend called from Arizona
Said he was sick but no complaints
Asked if I could sing a song right over the phone
So I sang him “Purple Rain” and he coughed and sang along

Lately, there’s an old man smoking on my doorstep
When I leave my house for work most days
Says don’t judge me for smoking honey, who am I hurting now?
This air’s gonna kill me anyway
This air’s gonna kill us, this air’s gonna kill us all anyway

So tell your boyfriend that you love him
And tell your girlfriend you wish her well
‘Cause the birds and the bees they’ve all come to agree
That no one’s gonna save them now
And tell your mother not to visit
There’s no more use in going out
‘Cause the birds and the bees they’ve all come to agree
That no one’s gonna save them, no one’s gonna save them
No one’s gonna save them now

Standing at the corner deli
A girl asked me out but I declined
But underneath my mask I smile as big as ever
Hope she knows that I was flattered by the creases in my eyes

Reminds me of a song I’d written but forgotten
The chorus goes we’re all together but alone
Sometimes a nod is all that I can manage
Before returning to the lighthouse of my phosphorescent phone

We are beloved, stranded here in space
We are beloved, I wish I said it to her face
Alone together, and together we’re alone
We are alone, alone

So tell your mother that you love her
And tell your boyfriend you wish him well
‘Cause the birds and the bees they’ve all come to agree
That no one’s gonna save them now
And tell your best friend not to visit
There’s no more use in going out
Yeah, the birds and the bees they’ve all come to agree
That no one’s gonna save them, no one’s gonna save them
No one’s gonna save them now
No, no one’s gonna save them, no one’s gonna save them
No one’s gonna save them now, no

Yeah, the birds and the bees, they’ve both come to agree
And the birds and the bees, they’ve all come to agree
That no one’s gonna save them now