Crystal Vases

Intro If i die a lonely death I'm sure it's from the cigarettes I smoked each day after you left me Standing all alone Alone in my Park Avenue apartment that smelled fresh and new The extra set of keys from you Are going to the maid The maid has been my only friend She's always there to apprehend The dust and grime that settles in Around the crystal vase The crystal vase, a wedding gift That through the years has made the shift What once helds flowers Now holds ash From my two packs a day Oo, baby she walks with a thorn in her side Them big sunglasses on her eyes All the uptown girls say: "Hi... old woman" "I can't take another day of this" she says "All I wanted was a drink and kiss But I guess I'll just to call on my bank 'cause it's Swiss" She never knew no better than to follow her nose I ask for your forgiveness 'cause I'm part of the show And now she's gone and all she's left with Is a house full of clothes Sometimes Madam It's OK to cry If I die a lonely death I'm sure it's from the cigarettes I smoked each day after you left me Standing all alone Alone in my Park Avenue apartment that smelled fresh and new The extra set of keys from you Are going to the maid We'll she's probably just a chip off the block You know like, coffee from a coffee pot Well, at least she can get away for a while Get some sun on that yacht She never knew no better than to follow her nose I ask for your forgiveness 'cause I'm part of the show And now all she's gone and all she's left with is A house full of clothes Sometimes Madam It's OK to cry If i die a lonely death I'm sure it's from the cigarettes I smoked each day after you left me Standing all alone Alone in my Park Avenue apartment that smelled fresh and new The extra set of keys from you Are going to the maid The maid has been my only friend She's always there to apprehend The dust and grime that settles in Around the crystal vase The crystal vase, a wedding gift That through the years has made the shift What once helds flowers Now holds ash From my two packs a day