Lyrics & Music: Ian McLeish & Ian Petrie
 

1.
I've been praying 'cause my baby's saying
That I can't come back no more;
She sent me flying without even trying
And it nailed me to the floor -
I know she cheated and her crime's repeated
'Cause she didn't even say goodbye -
But when she sees me walking with Mary
Lord, she's going to break right down and cry.

2.
Mary's got money and she calls me honey
But she'll never win my heart;
My love belongs to that lying lady
Who wronged me from the start -
I got to be cool 'cause I ain't no fool
And no woman's going to see me in pain -
And with Mary hanging on my arm
I'll look like a happy man again.

Chorus.
'Cause when my right foot's going where my left one's walking
And neither of 'em wants to go;
And with my feet in the rain and my head in a fog
'Cause my baby just slammed the door -
I told her that I loved her, but she didn't want to know -
And a one-way ticket to a broken heart
Is all I have to show.

3.
And now I'm grieving 'cause she'd been leaving
For longer than I knew;
Boy, I was blind, it really blew my mind
When her message finally came through -
That love's a game and losing's the pain
If you don't know all the rules -
But she'll never know and I'll never show
I'm just another on her string of fools.

Chorus (repeat)
 
 
 

Copyright: Ian Mcleish & Ian Petrie
Published: 1976  McMusic Ltd. CAPAC
Renewed: 1994  Mousehole Music SOCAN