The pawnbroker he just roared
And it was good for the landlord
To see me so crazy, Wasn't it?
Both were so glad
To see me lose everything I had
Pain sure brings out the best in people, now, doesn't it?
Why didn't you just leave me If you didn't want to stay?
Why'd you have to treat me so bad? Did it have to be that way?
Now you stand here asking me
If something happened, I got to say
And you, I see you're still with her, well
That's fine 'cause she's comin' on so strange, can't you tell?
I think you better explain
What she should really do with her iron chain
I'd do it before, but I just can't remember how
Talk to her
You're her lover now
Yes I, I've already assumed
That we weren't in the felony room
But I ain't the judge, you don't have to be nice to me
Will you please tell that
To your friend with the cowboy hat
He keeps on sayin' everything twice to me
You know I was straight with you
You know I never tried to change you in any way
You know if you didn't want to be with me
That you didn't have to stay.
Now you stand here sayin' you forgive me, well
What can I say?
And you, you just sit around and ask for ashtrays,well, can't you reach?
I see you kiss her on the cheek everytime she gives a speech
With her picture books of the pyramid
And snapshots of billy the kid
They're all nice but I refuse to stand here and bow
Explain it to her
You're her lover now
And everybody that cares
I see them goin' up the castle stairs
But I'm not up in your castle, honey
Can't recall
San Francisco at all
I can't even remember El Paso, uh , honey
You know you never had to be faithful
I never expect you to grieve
Oh, why was it so hard to you
If you didn't want to be there, just to leave?
Now you stand here
With you finger's goin' up my sleeve
And you, just what you do, anyway?
What are you, some kind of moose, Ain't there nothing you can say?
She'll be standin' on the bar soon
With a fish head and a harpoon
An' a fake beard plastered on her brow
You'd better do something
You're her lover now
Why must I fall for this madness?
Do I look like Charles Atlas?
Do you think I still got what you still got, honey?
Her voice is really warm
(Oh, right)