Carly Simon

Whatever Became of Her

Carly Simon


There they are
Smiling so wide 
Like there´s nothing to lose
And nothing to hide 
They look forward with innocence
She is his bride 
The future´s a radiant blur 
So I wonder whatever became of him 
Whatever became of her? 

A little boutique 
On the Upper East Side 
Picture a couple so dignified 
Two hat boxes fall 
And feathers collide 
Darling tell me
Which one do you prefer? 
Well I wonder whatever became of him 
Whatever became of her? 

Everything breaks 
Except the broken plates 
Everything gets stolen 
Except the things 
You don´t want anyway 
The things you don´t want anyway 

She played the piano 
And he used to smoke 
She used to slap her own thigh
When he made a joke 
He started her heart 
Whenever he spoke 
His own turning cold, like a bird 
Well I wonder whatever became of him 
Whatever became of her? 

I want to say, "No, go back, resist
Don´t step out of the photograph
Don´t hurt yourselves
Stay innocent
Don´t hurt yourselves" 

Two shadows playing 
Across the lawn 
Is it tomorrow´s twilight 
Or yesterday´s dawn? 
You can hardly make out 
What they´ve got on 
But they´re mighty in love, you´ll agree 
So I wonder whatever became of him 
Whatever became of me?