Chutes & Ladders

He smokes another cigarette He's got the posture of an honest man And now he's floating through my city Got some quarters in his jeans and he knows he's pretty He's got the confidence for these type of things Somehow I pulled him from the corner of a bar across the street And while I'm shades of flattered at some good romance and manners Oh, I fear I'm doing better with no hands to comfort me And I say it doesn't matter I pretеnd love's Chutes and Ladders I'll prеtend love's Chutes and Ladders 'Til the game stops playing me He smokes another cigarette This time I'm watching from my lover's bed Where spent a couple evenings Though I never get much sleep And I can't help thinking is this moving all too quick I know I swore I wouldn't stick around for more than just a week And while I'm shades of flattered at some bedside table banter Oh, I fear I'm doing better with no hands to comfort me And I say it doesn't matter I pretend love's Chutes and Ladders I'll pretend love's Chutes and Ladders 'Til the game stops playing me And he, he doesn't even notice it That I'm sinking in way too deep And he, he doesn't even keep it in All those promises we would never keep He smokes another cigarette This time I'm sitting right across from him At a table, at a park Where we decide to meet And now I'm choking On the things I'll never say to him 'Cause I know he won't remember All the things he said to me And while I'm shades of flattered at some good romance and manners Oh, I fear I'm doing better with no hands to comfort me And I say it doesn't matter I pretend love's Chutes and Ladders I'll pretend love's Chutes and Ladders 'Til the game stops playing me He smokes another cigarette And I'm on fire I'm on fire I'm on fire He smokes another cigarette And I'm on fire I'm on fire I'm on fire