Takin' the Easy Way Out

You contend, uh, that you'll never go back to her again You're as free as a night without end So you tell your friends Ah, just what you had to endure When you told her never, never again And as the room about you starts to bend You pretend Uh, that you're takin' the easy way out Though you know when you told her last night You were fakin' the easy way out With one hand reachin' for the door But your feet weren't movin', they were nailed to the floor She told you once more, "There's no easy way to get out" She's not like you She'd rather stay at home and not get the blues And if you ever do try to intrude, she's so respectfully rude So it was hard to believe Last night while you were drunk and threatening to leave Uh, she walked through the door with such ease and threw you the key Oh, she's takin' the easy way out And now you're all alone with no number to call She's takin' the easy way out With one hand reachin' for the door And you're so speechless, marooned on the floor She walked out of your life, couldn't stand it no more Now you're all on your own 'Cause she's takin' the easy way out You know she's takin' the easy way out Oh, but your pride will only admit to a lie She's takin' the easy way out But to your friends, you're the hero of the night Drowning with beer, all the tears in your eyes Hopin' it don't show that you're dyin' inside 'Cause you can't quite believe that she's takin' the easy way out There's no goin' back now Stuck here on your own Lookin' for a home Drunk and on the streets Stuck on your feet Saying, "Hey babe, we should talk about it Hey babe, we should talk about it Maybe we can come to some arrangement" Hey world, why can't we talk about it? Why can't we just- Just like old times sit and, sit and talk about it? You see there's no easy way out Why can't you come back?