That emptiness you're feeling seems to draw you
To boys that beat a path to, then ignore you.
But that's the game you like the most.
Nothing ventured, nothing lost,
Like a force of nature that they can't defy.
But you'll be sorry that you lied
When your boyfriend tells you goodbye.
This time when your boyfriend says goodbye.
An unexpected feeling overtook you.
For someone with true feelings he mistook you,
But like an actress on the stage,
You weren't the girl that you portrayed,
And a scene more tragic could not be described.
At last your heart is feeling what he goes through.
His face in tears revealing now he knows you.
And like a drunk in morning's light,
Your reflection's clear and bright.
It's a revelation right between the eyes.
Now you're sorry that you lied,
Since your boyfriend told you goodbye.
This time when your boyfriend says goodbye.
Now you're weeping in the night,
Since your boyfriend told you goodbye.
This time there's no happy ending,
For your heart there'll be no mending,
This time when your boyfriend says goodbye.
credits
from Howl,
released May 17, 2016
words & music: Tommy Cangemi
vocals: Little Lynnie Legend
vocals, guitar: Tommy Cangemi
bass: Lon Osgood
drum programming: Vincent Reynolds
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