Mary Xin gave her dog a treat
She touched him sweetly and she kissed him on his cheeck
He left his notebook on the counter and she took a peek

Orbits tire and they decay
Sometimes risks, well they seem worth taking
Sometimes you'd give it all for just one thing
Sometimes you'd trade a lifetime
For just one day

His lawyer looked the other way
While diplomats would wait until her husband came
With hollow stories and some bullshit about etymology

Orbits tire and they decay
Sometimes chances just seem worth taking
Sometimes you'd give it all for just one thing
Sometimes you'd trade a lifetime
For just one day

Deprivation and temptation can make it hard just to keep your top spinning
You keep running, but it keeps coming
The feeling that you've been denying yourself for just too long

Orbits tire and they decay
Some mistakes, well, they seem worth making
Sometimes you'd give it all for just one thing
Sometimes you'd trade a lifetime
For just one day