Words and music by The Conniption Fits
Here’s a story I’ve been meaning to tell to you
It’s kind of long and it’s boring
And sections of it don’t have any truth
But if you listen, intently, there’s message I need to share
Hopefully you get it, hopefully you care
Once I was ok with a casual affair
But before long, without love, it became all too clear
That to carry on was to ruin it all
And to bury it all was to burn it down
So I covered it all with gas, and I laid the burning match
Yeah, when you’re alone again
And lift to your lips a halfway empty glass
I can be a friend with benefits and cash
There’s a war inside, and it’s trying to guide
My choices, but I don’t listen to the voices
There’s a horse to ride, I could let her fly….I could make it
It just sucks that I’m completely wasted
Hey, I’m calling you, it’s late a night
I probably shouldn’t be calling, but I’ve had to much to think
Would it be a major imposition for you
To cancel your plans and waste another day with me
Won’t you just think about it please
Still, you are hard to beat
Like driving too fast you never cease to thrill
Yeah, when you’re alone again
And lift to your lips a halfway empty glass
I can be a friend with benefits and cash
