[Verse 1]
You do the drying
I'll do the dishes
Who'll do the crying
When all the wishes don't come true?

[Verse 2]
You do the washing
I'll do the folding
Whose heart is breaking
When whose arms are holding someone new?

[Chorus]
Sittin' on a peaceful lake sunnin'
Didn't hear the roar of the waterfall coming
When it's all a storybook story
When it's all so easy and nice
Here comes trouble in paradise

[Verse 3]
You did the dusting
I did the sweeping
You did the driving
Oh, and I did the sleeping a little too long

[Chorus]
On a picnic 'neath the sky so blue
We didn't see the rain and heartache coming through
When it's all an old black-and-white movie
And you're sure you've seen the ending twice
Here comes trouble in paradise
[Bridge]
You said everything was fine
I'm sorry, baby, I didn't see the signs
Oh, so beautifully you read your lines
In a play where the hero has no vice
And love comes without a price
So does trouble in paradise

[Verse 4]
Don't matter who did the dusting
Or who did the sweeping
Who did the trusting
Or who did the cheating when it's all gone

[Chorus]
Laying in a field on a summer's day
Waitin' for those gray skies to clear away
Knowing all love's glory and beauty
Can vanish before you think twice
Leaving trouble in paradise

[Verse 5]
Now we share the laughing
We share the joking
Oh, we do the sleeping
Mmm, with one eye open