The Ballad Of Benny & Alice

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 a long night 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 and Alice are dancing together Benny is leading, but Alice holds back And says It's more complicated (more complicated) It's more complicated than that (more complicated) He is trying hard to understand But he is just a simple man It doesn't have to be a long night 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 (more complicated) It's more complicated than that (more complicated) It's more complicated (more complicated) It's more complicated than that (more complicated) He is trying hard to understand But he is just a simple man