Well I’m sure she was just what you were looking for The way her eyes dragged their way across your chest The way she critiqued your outfit and you took it as a cue to undress The trappings of her shallow mind And you seemed so much happier with her And she was charmed by the way you threw your efforts to the rain But kept what was below the belt under lock and key But your intentions could never quietly rest They came out like a bullet through the chest And everyone knows you at this party, still An illicit affair makes a cheap thrill That scratches at the housefly you’re itching to kill And you seemed so much happier with her And you seemed so much happier with her Than you ever were with me The way she couldn’t put her pity aside while you were accused And I was on every front line in disguise defending you While you’re dismissing her peculiarities with a wave of your hand “Those are women's things, oh dear, I could never” Toss it aside as you brush stray hairs behind her ear Don’t intend for anything but a heartfelt reaction And that kiss is just a novelty factor And afterthought attentions are what she’s after And you’re willing to accommodate And you seemed so much happier with her And you seemed so much happier with her

I’ll leave the lurid parts out I’ll get myself out of your way You better get used to being alone I’m just giving you a head start I’ve prepared myself For the inevitable There are consequences to the generosity The kind that wreck havoc on your sturdy emotional labor I’ll leave the lurid parts out I’ll leave the lurid parts out I may have said I was only mildly curious But your vulnerability will leave me framed as prurient It took only a day for this to occur to me Longer than the world waited to refute my plea When dishonesty‘s become currency I’ll leave the lurid parts out I’ll leave the lurid parts out As a younger man, I was a witness to the gossip market Listening to idle chatter leak out of the classroom halls It came back harkening when I was in modesty’s dressing room I couldn’t shake the stories, I was too sweet to the lies Their sins touched my fingers and their fits hit my lips I stood withdrawn and monotonous, my dignity stripped So forgive me if I’m not too eager to dip my toes in the matter Your tale of secrets in sheets and the aftertaste of blood splatter So I wish you the best So my praise was all in jest You’re gonna be spending a lifetime filling the hole I just left If pity card drafts were what you were after My sympathies don’t lie with those in the rafters But l have my own life to keep track of I’ll take a few steps back and that will end the chapter I’ll leave the lurid parts out I’ll leave the lurid parts out I’ll leave the lurid parts out I’ll leave the lurid parts out