^{Verse 1} It’s like a pencil with erasers at both ends I want it all but we’re dealing in percents And these activities that you have engaged in This is the politics of seeing you dance with him We began with concluding remarks Pick up the pieces and examine the parts Your words always cut when they're cliché But here’s my knife because I came for the buffet ^Chorus This is the way it goes With you a part of it Nervously saying words That oh-so-tightly fit A mark beneath the chin (Uh Uh) I’ve caught you once again It’s in the way you sell every word and phrase And leaving me to know how much the meaning weighs Saying that but meaning this (Uh Uh) Using hands for emphasis (Oh Ho) ^{X7 Verse 2} You’d like to think that you’re the best part of me But I confess there is nothing left of you here (nothing left of you here) These parallels and silly games Hide your face and say the name Say the name (say the name) ^Chorus This is the way it goes With you a part of it Nervously saying words That oh-so-tightly fit A mark beneath the chin (Uh Uh) And I’ve caught you once again It’s in the way you sell every word and phrase And leaving me to know how much the meaning weighs Saying that but meaning this (Uh Uh) Your tears for emphasis ^Bridge (Ahhhh) There’s that smile again (there’s that smile again) You fake it and I follow you right in What a fool I've been To fall for it each time ^Chorus This is the way it goes With you a part of it Nervously saying words That oh-so-tightly fit It’s in the way you sell every word and phrase And leaving me to know how much the meaning weighs This is the way it goes With you a part of it Nervously saying words That oh-so-tightly fit It’s in the way you sell every word and phrase And leaving me to know how much the meaning weighs (Oh Ho) ^X5 That dress and those eyes are telling white white lies White white lies That dress and those eyes are telling white white lies White white lies