Show Pony

I'll begin at the beginning

You met in New York City

He was sitting like a prince

On the stairs of his old building

And he kissed you, you were finished

Two months in a minute

Married at a desk

In a sundress with a witness

Had a honeymoon in Texas

Went to Little Venice

Told him with your eyes

Now you're crying in the clinic

And we pile into the Plymouth

Haircuts in the kitchen

He always fell asleep

Just before the movie finished

But you don't

Baby, you're alone

Echoes in your head

Pressed into the floor

Two-dimensional

When's it going to end?

Maybe when you're dead?

Maybe you're a fool, but he loved you

And he loved you in a t-shirt

All the memories inside your curves

Now you're coming back to show us that girl

So roll those credits 'cause the sequel's gonna hurt, mmm

Show pony make it burn

Smile as the knife is turned

Show pony making a return

As we make our way through the universe

Show pony making it burn

That's how revenge is served

Make it so cold that it hurts

I guess he's right that you live and learn

It's how the story goes

Ramen on your own

Waiting by the phone

Lipstick on the coat

Waiting by the door

You live in his clothes

You would make a joke

That you had none of your own

All that shit I learned from you

Kindness spilt like milk and juice

So blindsided by the truth

In some way, I was sure you knew

But you don't

Baby you're alone

Echoes in your head

Pressed into the floor

Two-dimensional

When's it going to end?

Maybe when you're dead?

Maybe you're a fool, but he loved you

And he loved you in a t-shirt

All the memories inside your curves

Now you're coming back to show us that girl

So roll those credits 'cause the sequel's gonna hurt, mmm

Show pony make it burn

Smile as the knife is turned

Show pony making a return

As we make our way through the universe

For all those nights he left you and me

There was nothing left of you but he squeezed

All those times, he did what he pleased

Boy, those scars must really run deep

And all that hurt comes out in one scream

And it pierced him like the paper receipt

That you got that time you went for food

That first night that he saw you

Show pony make it burn

Smile as the knife is turned

Show pony making a return

As we make our way through the universe

Show pony making it burn

That's how revenge is served

Make it so cold that it hurts

I guess he's right that you live and learn