Done Before

Do you ever get the feeling this has all been done before
And the consequences never turn out right
Blinded by the beauty of an ordinary girl
You exaggerate in alcoholic light
The evening passes by without a shadow of regret
But the ecstasy of feeling loved again
In the morning you'll awake to find her lying by your side
And that's how your relationship begins

You'll pretend that you are seeing Rocky IV for the first time
And laugh at online clips you've seen before
You're repeating every step you took for thirteen years or more
Cos you never know if she might be the one to rock your world

You'll consider moving in about a year before you should
Then nervously resist the urge to ask
In public you're the one who'll try to take her by the hand
Then try to play it cool when she lets go
You swear that you won't put another girlfriend on a plinth
But already you are picking out the stone
And the casual display of this affection never lasts
It ends up being done before you know

You'll pretend it wasn't real when you are lying there alone
With The Smiths to keep you comfort through the night
In a month you're back to trailing all the bars and clubs you know
Just hoping that she'll come back in your life

But it's a shame you never saw
All the warning lights and dangers of the times that went before
And there's no time to turn it round
When surrounded by the pieces that lie broken on the ground