T he pawnbroker he just r oared
And it was good for the l andlord
T o see m e so c razy Wa sn't it?
B oth were so gl ad
To see me l ose everything I ha d
P ain s ure brings o ut the best in people now doesn't it?
W hy didn't you just leave me I f you didn't want to stay?
W hy'd you have to treat me so bad? D id it have to be that w ay?
N ow y ou s tand h ere ask ing me
If something happen ed I got to sa y
And yo u I see you're still with her we ll
That's f ine 'cause she's comin'
on so strange can't you te ll?
I think you b etter expl ain
What she should r eally do w ith her i ron chain
I'd d o it be fore but I j ust can't rem ember h ow
T alk to her
Y ou're her l over no w
Yes I I 've already ass umed
That we w eren't in the felon y room
But I ain 't the j udge you d on't have to be ni ce to me
Will y ou please tell t hat
To your f riend with the cowboy hat
He kee ps on s ayin' eve rything t wice to m e
Y ou know I was straight with you
Y ou know I never tried to change you in any way
Y ou know if you didn't want to be with me
That you didn't h ave to stay .
N ow y ou s tand h ere say in' you forgive me w ell
What can I sa y?
And yo u you just sit around and ask for ashtrayswell can't you reach?
I see you kiss her on the cheek everytime she gives a s peech
With her p icture books of the p yramid
And sna pshots of bi lly the kid
They're a ll n ice but I ref use to stand here and b ow
E xplain it to her
Y ou're her l over no w
A nd everybody that c ares
I see them g oin' up the castle s tairs
But I 'm n ot up in you r cast le honey
C an't reca ll
S an Francisco at a ll
I can 't ev en remembe r El P aso uh honey
Y ou know you never had to be faithful
I never expect you to grieve
O h why was it so hard to you
If you didn't want to b e there just to l eave?
N ow y ou s tand h ere
With you fi nger's g oin' up my s leeve
And y ou just what you do anywa y?
What are you some kind of moose
Ain't there nothing you can sa y?
She'll be s tandin' o n the bar soo n
With a fish he ad and a harp oon
An' a fak e be ard pla stered on her br ow
Y ou'd better do someth ing
Y ou're her l over no w
W hy must I fall for this madness?
D o I look like Charles Atlas?
Do you t hink I stil l got w hat you s till got honey?
H er voice is really w arm
( Oh right)
