Partner For Life

From China to Chinatown New York to Tokyo

Upstate to down Island From here to there

From the backyard to the wide wide open spaces

From the steel mills to the wind in your hair

From the claustrophobic beat of my heart

to the openness of your smile

We're in this together going the distance

right down to the last mile

Cos you're my partner You are my partner

You're my partner for life

Up the coast of Africa to the Straits of Gibraltar

through that tunnel where the birds migrate

In a hotel room without running water

and all the clocks are running one hour late

And on the wall are paintings of couples intertwined

locked in embraces as if fighting for their lives

And the warm night air breathes through the open window

And husbands cling to their wives

Well I know I know I know

why it just has to be just has to be

Well l know l know l know why

I'm with you and baby you're with me

Let's get out of here and drive up to the ocean

Out of the city and up the coast of Maine

Feel the spray and the ancient motion

Watch the children in the sand watch them play

From the backyard to the wide wide open spaces

From the pounding of the surf

to the gentleness of your smile

We're in this together going the distance

right down to the last mile