-you read the papers today?-     I read the news today oh boy,   About a tragic comedy   Newspaper hinted suicide,   The letterhead read Dear Johnny   A tainted truth was all it said,   Sleep tight now that   You've made your bed   An arrow that once pierced your heart   Points to the apple on your head     Three sides to every story   Yours, mine   And, Monday morning's     CUPID'S DEAD, HEADLINES READ,   CUPID'S DEAD   CUPID'S DEAD, HEADLINES READ,   CUPID'S DEAD     Oh, Romeo, Oh, Romeo   Where did our love go, Romeo?   If you read between the headlines,   You wouldn't be the last to know   No mystery yet to unfold,   A paperboy left in the cold   A love was said to never die,   Withered away and just got old     'Our top story tonight,   is a crime of passion   The victim, an unidentified man,   is found in bed, wearing only a diaper,   holding a bow an arrow in one hand,   and clutching a letter in the other.   The letter simply read ...   CUPID'S DEAD.'     Extra, extra, extra,   read all about it     CUPID'S DEAD,     Cupid is dead, deceased,   I got peace of mind   Still it's hard to forget,   what it leaves behind   A lot of love lost,   your feelings are wasted,   tasted the sweetness,   but now you're faced with,   the thought, of being alone   Nor more companionship,   you can handle it,   just abandon it,   leave it behind,   and look for the brighter day   Give it some time,   cause it won't come right away   You gotta be standing strong,   hold on to your dignity   Don't sit around,   saying look what ya did to me   It's time to move on,   you gotta continue   to look for a love,   of a life that's within you   Cupid is dead now,   it's time to rely on,   yourself to cope   You got no shoulder to cry on   DEAD