Lyrics

[Verse 1] Friday night, dressed up in your Sunday's best You stopped asking if I got there yet I've thought up every way to tell you "no." And why you shouldn't go alone And why I shouldn't go alone [Chorus] You were so much better than me: Polite and right and some straight teeth Find someone that will make you love yourself as much as I loved you It's a goddamn shame that you ever changed your name I'm the pawn and you're the rook, and you played me like a crook I never wanted it to end this way [Verse 2] You wanted some change and you changed what you want: "Tall, dark, and handsome…" I am being blunt Bound and gagged and hands were cuffed Now you only call when things get rough [Chorus] You were so much better than me: Polite and right and some straight teeth Find someone that will make you love yourself as much as I loved you It's a goddamn shame that you ever changed your name I'm the pawn and you're the rook, and you played me like a crook I never wanted it to end this way It's a goddamn, it's a goddamn... I'm the pawn and you're the rook, and you played me like a crook I never wanted it to end this way [Verse 3] I told you how you're wrong, I kept it clean The coffee table talks and a blank TV screen And I preached life and what it means How I'm a terrible man It's ingrained in my genes It doesn't mean shit to me… [Outro] It's a goddamn, it's a goddamn... I'm the pawn and you're the rook, and you played me like a crook I never wanted it to end this way It's a goddamn shame I'm the pawn and you're the rook, and you played me like a crook I never wanted it to end this way Friday night, dressed up in your Sunday's best You stopped asking if I got there yet