Eileen

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Started out like it always starts Try to hold the hunger back You don't anticipate a broken heart Can't see nothing but the track A diamond earring in a Bowery bed You kicked your shoes across the floor Do you regret the things that went unsaid Or have you heard it all before? [Chorus] Eileen, you should've seen this coming 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 [Verse 2] It ended like it always ends Somebody crying 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 sleeping through the night, Eileen I hope they're grading on the curve [Chorus] Eileen, you should've seen this coming 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 [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] Eileen, you should've seen this coming 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