Miss warning and mister caution
Quarreling in the morning cottage
About books they bid on at the local auctions
Whether or not the other knows what the plot is
The alarm goes off at six with the covers they use
Mister's unemployed and the other's recluse
Waiting for the asteroid he says what's the use

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Waiting for the asteroid...
Waiting for the asteroid...

Aware of the repairs he's supposed to do
Scared to tell the wife that he has no clue
About screwdrivers or wrenches
And how to build benches the fences
He clenches fists in frustration
Because he's losing his patience
At the long lengths it takes him
To build or rail
Hammer in a nail
His tailor suited him for failure

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Tired of her premonitions of danger
He measures and plans and tinkers in anger
Running in her room to show his invention
Tripping through the door with proud intentions
Falling to the floor it sparks and smashes
Suddenly they stand facing smoldering ashes
Miss warning and mister caution
Together by their burning cottage
With all of the neighbors watching
They see that they've been holding each other hostage
Doesn't matter who's the fault is
Things are gonna change regardless
Miss warning and mister caution
Together by their burning cottage