When I get home from work
I want to wrap myself around you
I want to take you and squeeze you
'Til the passion starts to rise

I want to take you to heaven
That would make my day complete

But you and me ain't no movie stars
What we are is what we are
We share a bed
Some lovin'
And TV, yeah
And that's enough for a workin' man
What I am is what I am
And I tell you, babe
Well that's enough for me

Sometimes when you're asleep
And I'm just starin' at the ceiling
I want to reach out and touch you
But you just go on dreamin'

If I could take you to heaven
That would make my day complete

But you and me ain't no movie stars
What we are is what we are
We share a bed
Some lovin'
And TV, yeah
That's enough for a workin' man
What I am is what I am
And I tell you, sweetheart
That's just enough for me

You and me ain't no super stars
What we are is what we are
We share a bed
Some popcorn
And TV, yeah
And that's enough for a workin' man
What I am is what I am
And I tell you, babe
You're just enough for me

When I get home from work
I want to wrap myself around you
I like to hold you squeeze you
'Til the passion starts to rise

I want to take you to heaven
That would make my day complete

You and me ain't no movie stars
What we are is what we are
We share a bed
Of lovin'
And TV, yeah
And that's enough for a workin' man
What I am well that's what I am
I tell you, baby
That's just enough for me


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You and Me Lyrics as written by Dick Wagner Alice Cooper

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    To me it is about someone who knows he has his soulmate. They may not have much money, but they know they will always have each other. Me and my hubby played it as one of our wedding songs because we relate to it :)

    billionon March 11, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    One of my favorite Alice ballads.... even popular enough for him to perform it on the Muppet show!

    hippiegirllon March 26, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    It's an awesome song, maybe his best song.

    bill1985on September 23, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    one of the best songs ever, Makes me belive in that kind of love.

    feather67on October 10, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I always thought this was some sort of satire, some sort of joke. I am not sure of that, but that is what it sounds like to me.

    Coenon September 05, 2008   Link
  • 0
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    Frank Sinatra said after performing this song at the hollywood bowl -backstage -to Alice "you are one of the most talented song writers ever."

    vincentfon June 03, 2011   Link
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    I agree. This is one of the most un-Alice songs he ever did. It just has to be satire. Tell me that these awful lyrics could be anything more than a joke: "we share a bed, some lovin', and TV".

    detuneon June 13, 2012   Link
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    I've never seen this as a satire at all. One of the best aspects of Alice Cooper to me is his ability to balance that dark humor and over the top shock aesthetic with some really tender and personal ballads. I don't detect the slightest bit of sarcasm in his voice here.

    PlayerZeroon July 26, 2013   Link
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    this is the song my parents call "their song" my dad says it describes them perfectly, and after 22 years, still goin strong

    p0ptarth3r0on April 08, 2014   Link
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    I always thought Alice was underrated as a singer, and especially a singer of ballads. I used to cringe at glam rockers, (like Poison), doing ballads. Alice actually has a beautiful voice, when he's not growling. Plus he's a great lyricist.

    Ronnietalktorussiaon May 30, 2021   Link

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