Deceptively Simple

I'm sitting here alone with Mr. Heartache and a bottle of whiskey,
But Baby, you know that I'll blame your absence on my naivety,
And I'm giving out second chances like it's a handful of free change;
But me and my broken heart always wind up in your back pocket.

You told all of your friends about the crazy girl that you were seeing;
But the only place you ever really seen me was tangled in your sheets.
And I bet right now you don't notice my bags are packed and I'm gone;
Because you're too busy sniffing around the kitchen for your supper.

That football team running around that field always meant more than I did,
And I respected that and pushed it to the back of my aching mind,
But Sweetie, I think I'd be better off with a bunch of strangers tonight;
On an old greyhound bus; 'cuz we both know there is no more me and you.

I don't know yet where I'm going; but I'll keep your pathetic smile on my lap,
And I'll dial your number just to hear your voice a few more times,
The nameless face on the seat next to me tells me it does me no good,
But I know that it will give me the strength that I need to get through.

And it'll give me the courage to go put on those silver dancing shoes,
So I'll paint up my face in an old hotel and sit here looking pretty just for you,
Alone with a bottle of whiskey and my little black dress like I used to do,
Because we should both know by now that Mr. Daniels was far better company than you.

And I'll be sure to let you know how my night in a strangers arms went,
I'll brag about how good of a man he is to notice me in more places than one,
You're thinking that I'm gonna miss you, no no; not a chance in Hell,
Because the answer just seems so deceptively simple to me right now.

So here's to the guy who got inside of my messed up head,
With all the pretty lines that he used to get me into his bed,
And here's to losing myself in the bar scene to forget the stars;
The golden stars I once counted in his beautiful green eyes.

-Jenna Elphick
August 2, 2007

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There is no set rhyme scheme to this, it is a freestyle; so yes I am aware some lines rhyme and others don't.