Tea for Two

The lyrics imagine a couple sharing a quiet, private life together. The mood is playful and affectionate, then grows into a picture of lasting happiness: the speakers imagine waking up together, making a home, and raising children. It is a fantasy of closeness rather than a story about events that have already happened.

Several details make this imagined life feel cozy and ordinary. “Tea for two” suggests a simple moment shared by just the couple, while “nobody near us to see us or hear us” emphasizes their wish for privacy. The line about not owning a telephone humorously extends that idea: they want to be free from interruptions. Baking a cake for the speaker to take to “the boys” adds a domestic, everyday image to the romantic dream.

The lyrics sound confident about the couple’s happiness, but they are still describing what the speakers hope or imagine will happen. The family they picture—even the particular boy and girl—may be part of a playful daydream, not a firm plan. Their happiness seems to depend less on grand adventures than on being together, sharing routines, and keeping the outside world at a distance.