The two pitched a tent there together
neath the most brilliant of starry night skies
The crash of the waves on the seashore
muffling the lovers' soft cries

and Orion, he smiles down upon them
his star-studded belt shining bright
then winking at beautiful Venus
asks her if she's free for the night

He slams down the phone in indignance
a swift end to the argument
the loud echo leaving behind it
such a terrible sense of regret

and Orion, he looks down upon it
with a sad smile in the deep starry night
a witness to love's great disasters
and the boy who just can't get it right

He stumbles across her old diary
recorded some two years ago
those words screaming louder than conscience
shout out what he's been needing to know

and Orion, he looks down upon him
with his trademark nod and a wink
saying Son, I've been trying to tell you
that its you that's the problem, I think

If you're ever in love with a woman
so deeply insanely in love
keep her as your life's gleaming treasure
and may Orion smile down on you from above

and when Orion looks on you and your lady
from the infinite starry night sky
may you remind him of beautiful Venus
as once did my Lover and I