Your accountant called this morning 
There was springtime in his heart 
He couldn't wait to tell me 
How he'd pulled our lives apart 
And the letter from your lawyer 
Lies unopened on the tray 
I may get around to reading it later today 
 
Walking round the lonely rooms 
I see everything the same 
But suddenly it matters 
What was purchased in my name 
Whether this or that was paid for 
Belongs to me or you 
Can the seven years together be divided by two 
 
It says something for the legal boys 
But nothing much for us 
That all we had together 
Is so quickly ended thus 
The legal boys have won again 
And you and I have lost 
They can't tell us how it happened 
But they'll let us know the cost 
Oh they'll let us know the cost, oh yeah 
 
There's a lot I'd like to tell you 
But I can't get past your guards 
I do not speak their language 
And they hold all the cards 
I would rather call you darling 
Than defendant in the case 
But lovers left here long ago 
And clients took their place