Martin Mull - They never met

^CmThe boy was almost ^F48 years ^Bbold All he'd ^Cmever gone to ^Fbed with was a ^Bbcold And ^Amhe said to his momma momma ^GmI'm afraid it's true Only ^Cmwoman that could love me is ^Fyou

The ^Cmgirl could almost ^Fdrink her age in ^Bbbeer Couple ^Cmcases ^Fgive or take a ^Bbyear ^AmShe worked at the hospital hey ^Gmlots of people do That's ^Cmwhere they fell in love oh God I ^Fwish that was true

But they never ^Ebmet not even ^Bbbriefly I know what you ^Amthought you thought that they ^Gmmight Now what was the ^Ebproblem the problem was ^Bbchiefly She worked the ^Cmday shift and he ^Fworked the ^Bbnight

They never ^Ebmet not even in^Bbformally I know you ^Amthought things like this work out ^Gmright No no they never ^Ebmet not even ab^Bbnormally She worked the ^Cmday shift and he ^Fworked the ^Bbnight

And ^Cmnow the boy is ^Falmost ^Bb59 You ask him "^Cmhow's it goin' ^FFrank?", he says "^Bbfine" ^Gm And ^Amwhat's become of momma well momma's ^Gmin a better place And he ^Cmpoints his finger right straight out in ^Fspace

The ^Cmgirl is finally ^Fchief admitting ^Bbnurse Considering ^Cmwhat she had for ^Fbrains it could be ^Bbworse She ^Amcould have been a victim of the ^Gmdreaded Asian flu She ^Cmcould have had to live with you know ^Fwho

But they never ^Ebmet not even ^Bbbriefly I know what you ^Amthought you thought that they ^Gmmight Now what was the ^Ebproblem the problem was ^Bbchiefly She worked the ^Cmday shift and he ^Fworked the ^Bbnight

And ^Cmnow the boy has ^Fgone to meet his ^Bbmom Natural ^Cmcauses the ^Fbottle not the ^Bbbomb They ^Amfound him in the dining room his ^Gmface was in a stew They ^Cmdressed him in suit of shiny ^Fblue

And ^Cmthat same year the ^Fgirl gave up the ^Bbghost The ^Cmminister said ^Fshe'd be missed the ^Bbmost Her ^Ampatients cried a tear recalling ^Gmhow she'd signed the cast The ^Cmnurses said she'd find a man at ^Flast

But they never ^Ebmet not even ^Bbbriefly I know what you ^Amthought you thought that they ^Gmmight Now what was the ^Ebproblem the problem was ^Bbchiefly She worked the ^Cmday shift and he ^Fworked the ^Bbnight

But they never ^Ebmet not even in ^Bbspirit I know you ^Amthought things like this work out ^Gmright Oh no she went to ^Ebheaven and he's nowhere ^Bbnear it

She worked the ^Cmday shift and he ^Fworked the ^Bbnight