"The Ballad Of Benny & Alice" lyrics

When Benny met Alice in human resources
You could see fireworks right from the start
They spoke of the future and kids and divorces
Politics and religion, affairs of the heart

He was her rock and her scissors and paper
She was his soulmate and his confidant
Benny said let's run away to Jamaica
Alice said if only I could, then I would, but I can't

It's more complicated
It's more complicated than that
He is trying hard to understand
But he is just a simple man

It doesn't have to be wrong or right
I just want you in my arms tonight
It doesn't have to be complicated

Between them, the chemistry couldn't be better
Their precarious love nest is under attack
Benny & Alice are dancing together
Benny is leading, but Alice holds back

And says
It's more complicated
It's more complicated than that
He is trying hard to understand
But he is just a simple man

It doesn't have to be wrong or right
I just want you in my arms tonight
It doesn't have to be complicated

Benny's now single and Alice still married
They should be together and everyone knows
Both struggle to live with the burden that's carried
He's trying to move on, but he can't let her go

It's more complicated
It's more complicated than that
It's more complicated
It's more complicated than that
He is trying hard to understand
But he is just a simple man