I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT HER   AND TRIED TO CHANGE YOUR MIND
BUT ANYONE ELSE WOULD SAY THE SAME
ONLY A NEWBORN LOVER COULD ACT SO BLIND   YOU’VE ONLY GOT YOURSELF TO BLAME
IT’S A PITY YOU’RE LEARNING YOUR LESSONS THE HARD WAY
ALL THIS TIME SHE’S BEEN KEEPING YOU GUESSING I KNOW
IF YOU’RE LYING AWAKE TONIGHT   OR WAITING BY THE PHONE
SHE’S GONNA BE LATE   SHE’S TAKING THE LONG WAY HOME

I REMEMBER THE DAY SHE TOLD ME   BABY LOVE’S A GAME
NOBODY’S GONNA TIE ME DOWN
NOTHING ON EARTH CAN HOLD ME   WHEN LIFE’S SO TAME
IT’S BETTER TO SWIM THAN SINK AND DROWN
IT’S A PITY YOU’RE LEARNING YOUR LESSONS THE HARD WAY
ALL THIS TIME SHE’S BEEN KEEPING YOU GUESSING I KNOW
IF YOU’RE LYING AWAKE TONIGHT   OR WAITING BY THE PHONE
SHE’S GONNA BE LATE   SHE’S TAKING THE LONG WAY HOME

SHE WRAPS YOU ‘ROUND HER LITTLE FINGER   SHE WEARS YOU LIKE A RING
BUT NOW SHE NEEDS TO FEEL HER FREEDOM   YOUR LOVE DON’T MEAN A THING
IT’S A PITY YOU’RE LEARNING YOUR LESSONS THE HARD WAY
ALL THIS TIME SHE’S BEEN KEEPING YOU GUESSING I KNOW
IF YOU’RE LYING AWAKE TONIGHT   OR WAITING BY THE PHONE
SHE’S GONNA BE LATE   SHE’S TAKING THE LONG WAY HOME