You know last night, remember when I tried to choke you
I didn't mean it, I was drunk, it was only a joke
You've never really known
The ribbons the ribbons, the ribbons of the flag
There goes an angel and there goes a steeple
You should know that by now
No one, no one, no one has won the war
They're complicated people leading complicated lives
Publishers: TREAT BAKER MUSIC, WB MUSIC CORP.
The phone rings, it's early, it's seven o'clock
He tells her he's sorry, she says over and over
And then in the darkness she'll quietly say "Dear"
There goes a partridge and there goes a go train
The next night he's over and over and under
And after he's finished she lies there and wonders
That when the white flag is flown
You've never really known
There goes a raven and there go the ribbons
Of the flag
He tells her he's sorry, she tells him it's over
When the chequered flag comes down
There goes a forest and there goes a bluebird
That when the white flag is flown
No one, no one, no one has won the race
...
And he complicates their problems telling complicated lies
Just why does she need him and why does she stay here?
Songwriter: Steven Page
There goes a raven and there go the ribbons
He says "Sorry I woke you, but I just had to talk"
Of the flag
Of the flag
There goes a cop car and there goes an eagle
No one, no one, no one has won the war
There goes a raven and there go the ribbons