Tom & Mary Lyrics - Live - Ben Folds Five

For the benefit of Tom and Mary before our guests arrive 

If they haven't found out already it's gonna blow their minds 

Will they find the strength to find the will to testify 

That for the benefit of Tom and Mary 

There's something we can't hide anymore? 

Everybody here knows the story some with fabricated extra parts 

See the sisters shout in whispers feeding hot air to the sparks 

Put a damper on the party it will lighten up this room 

But for the benefit of Tom and Mary, we've got to see the truth today 

Ms. Suthernson says "Here they come" 

And all the chatter and the smiles, they come undone 

If you could could hear a pin drop on the carpet floor 

Everyone's pretending not to hear them knocking at the door 

For the benefit of Tom and Mary before our guests arrive 

If they haven't found out already it's gonna blow their minds 

Haven't found out already and yet the seams all seem to show 

That for the benefit of Tom and Mary, for the benefit of Tom and Mary 

For the benefit of Tom and Mary we gotta let the truth be known