Shoulder to shouldernAmused, but not advancednHe, shenYou, menIt's all just circumstancenEager, hopefulnContent to play the friendnTimid advancesnWith mutual regretnnShe can't always be wrongnHe can't always be rightnNot a matter of choicenJust a matter of timenTill they know where they standnOnce they've reached the endnnAwkward choicesnWith smiles from ear to earnA fated unionnThat won't survive the yearnTimeless seriesnOf blameless accidentsnOh the stubborn cyclenOf inherited mistakesnnShe can't always be wrongnHe can't always be rightnNot a matter of choicenJust a matter of timenTill they know where they standnOnce they've reached the endnnIll pay mind where I place my trustnWhen the desert endsnIll ask the dust nIll pay mind where I place my trustnWhen the desert endsnIll ask the dust