Jonathan and Peter had agreed
Apology just would not fill the need --
For what they had in mind
the lovers had to find
a man who would do the deed
Robert Draper, drinking in a pub
The pair approached and questioned from above --
Would Fifty pounds persuade
our man to act as agent of our fate?
the proposition ran
Please take my hand
I want to pay, I've been unfaithful
Betrayed the man
I love and now I have to make things
all be right again
After they'd decided what to do
Drinking for the courage to see them through
A Morris Minor ride
across the countryside
brought them to Peter's home in Leeds
Please take my hand
I want to pay, I've been unfaithful
Betrayed my man
so tie my arm down to the railing
Now the time is here
Silence grips them
All is ready
Robert lifts the axe ...
Somewhere outside
people waking, giving, taking
Grey dawn's first light
The world ignores the transformation
And life goes on
We endure our mutilation
What we do for love ...
And life goes on
We endure the mutilation
What we do for Love
published by Combustible Edison, Ltd. (BMI) © 1992