Verse
A garden walk, a mountain view
The elms are old, the roof is new
Where love is aiming to be true
And nothing fades to gray.
You save your pennies in a jar
Sell your soul to get this far
Then comes the day she loads her car
And drives your life away
Chorus
She's headed for her quintessential life
No fairy tales, no superficial strife
She won't be having second thoughts
So don't wait up tonight
She's headed for her quintessential life.
Verse
You must have missed the shifting gears
Though she's been telling you for years
If life is just as it appears
She needs something more
"What about the kids," you say
Knowing they've all moved away
You can change if she'll just stay
She's heard it all before.
Chorus
She's headed for her quintessential life
Nor fairy tales, no non-essential strife
She won't be having second thoughts
So don't wait up tonight
She's headed for her quintessential life
Bridge
You gave her everything you thought befit her
As if she gave a damn for things that glitter
And somewhere in your mind
You've known it all the time
You never let her shine
No, you never let her shine
Chorus
She's headed for her quintessential life
Where no one will mistake her for a wife
She won't be having second thoughts
So don't wait up tonight
She's headed for her quintessential life.
