Eileen

Started out like it always starts

Try to hold the hunger back

You don't anticipate a broken heart

Can't see nothin' but the track

A diamond earring in a Bowery bed

You kicked your shoes across the floor

You regret the things that went unsaid

Or have you heard it all before?

Eileen, you should've seen this comin' sooner

Do I mean to be alone for all my days?

Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor

But that's your way

Ended like it always ends

Somebody cryin' on the phone

You tell each other you can still be friends

You both know you're on your own

My own behavior was a shock to me

I never thought I'd have the nerve

I hope you're sleepin' through the night, Eileen

I hope they're gradin' on the curve

Eileen, you should've seen this comin' sooner

Do I mean to be alone for all my days?

Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor

But that's your way

That's your way

Somebody broke my heart once

And I was useless for a week

I didn't leave my apartment

I didn't eat, I didn't speak

But then I found the letter she wrote

Against the wall behind the bed

It said, "Forever is a dead man's joke"

And that's the only thing it said

Eileen, you should've seen this comin' sooner

Do I mean to be alone for all my days?

Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor

But that's your way

That's your way