He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
You woke up an asshole
I couldn’t believe my eyes
I really hate my bad eye
And I thought you knew
You woke up, my girlfriend
I can’t believe my luck
I can’t believe my bad luck
And I should have known
You told your friends about me
I’m not as smart as you
And all your stupid questions
I don’t laugh at you
How can I change you?
How can I?
How can I change you?
And I hope things work out well for you
And I, I’m not coming back
You knew all along
You stole my best line
You're right, you know I’d go to fucking hell for you
There I go believing you again
There I go believing you again
I couldn’t believe my eyes
I really hate my bad eye
And I thought you knew
You woke up, my girlfriend
I can’t believe my luck
I can’t believe my bad luck
And I should have known
You told your friends about me
I’m not as smart as you
And all your stupid questions
I don’t laugh at you
How can I change you?
How can I?
How can I change you?
And I hope things work out well for you
And I, I’m not coming back
You knew all along
You stole my best line
You're right, you know I’d go to fucking hell for you
There I go believing you again
There I go believing you again
Lyrics submitted by bright eyes burn me
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