Only Tea

I have waited five years and today is the day
I have spared no expense, all that stands in my way
Is a tiny little cottage with a tiny little table
Filled with tiny finger sandwiches

I am not okay

Only four hours left and there's too much to do
I don't know what to wear, what to say
How to stand when she's standing inside the foyer
Of a tiny little cottage, at a tiny little table
Filled with tiny finger sandwiches, drown me in the bay

Mr. Gatsby? It's 7 o'clock in the morning
Today's the day
Have you got everything you need
In the shape of- of tea?
I picked up some lemon cakes at Finn's
At what?
It's a delicatessen, I hope that's okay
Yes, of course, of course, they're fine
Old sport
Paper says the rain should pass by
A quick summer storm
Maybe there'll be a rainbow
This is an omen
We need to cancel the whole thing

It is tea, it's only tea
No need for such commotion
Soon you'll be laughin', reminiscin', you will see
It is tea, it's only tea
I'm gonna walk into the ocean
You're gonna go and put your feet up
And leave it all to me

Of course, you're right
I'll just go get changed and-
Well, I didn't want to be a bother, so I picked up a few tea things
I'll bring those on by
And some shrubbery
And remember, it's only tea

Put the oysters on ice (oh, oh)
Cut the lilacs and cake (oh, oh)
Shuck the oysters
Cut the cake
Bring them over at once (oh, oh)
This is all make or break (oh, oh)
Bring them over
Make or break

It's a simple chance encounter at a
Simple little table
Filled with simple little sandwiches (simple)
This is a mistake

It's time for tea
It's time for tea

Is it pinstripe or plaid?
Is it two-piece or three? (Pin or plaid, what does he need?)
Is it olive or Orval or brown? (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
I want carefree and fun (oh, oh)
But not rodeo clown (oh, oh)
She should know that I mean business
While I'm also being casual
With teeny-tiny sandwiches
I should go lie down

Easy-peasy, teeny-tiny
Scrummy-yummy sandwiches

It is tea, it's only tea (ah-ah-ah)
It's not so complicated
(It's not too complicated at all)
Soon we'll be sittin', sippin', lost in memory (lost in memory)
It is tea, it's only tea
It's just been elevated
(And not premeditated)
Oh, what a pleasant bit of serendipity

Will she see I've made my world (ah-ah-ah)
In the image of her dreams?
The closer that I get (ah-ah-ah)
The farther that she seems
But there is no too much (ah-ah-ah)
There is no too far
There is only tea (ah-ah)
And the rewrite of the stars (rewrite the stars)

How do I look?
Perfectly tailored
Too tailored? I told them to keep it casual

It is tea, it's only tea
No need for ostentation (ah-ah-ah)
A little decoration
Soon you'll be laughin, reminiscin', you will see (it is only tea)
It is tea, it is tea
I'm going home
It's only-, wait what was that?

Daisy isn't coming, I am going, thanks for helping
But I cannot wait all day

Wait

She is late (oh, oh)
So I'm off to go scream in a jar (oh, oh)
She's not late, Gatsby, stay where you are
In a tiny little cabin (tea)
Where I'm currently going manic (tea)
A tiny little cabin (tea)
This is not the time to panic
A tiny little cabin
In the hull of the Titanic

There's the car
It's time for tea
Gatsby?