Now I'm of consenting age to be forgetting you in a cabaret
Somewhere downtown where a burlesque queen may even ask my name
As she sheds her skin on stage
I'm sitting and sweating to a dance song on the club's P.A.
The strip joint veteran sits two away
Smirking between dignified sips of his dignified peach and lime daiquiri

And isn't this exactly where you'd like me? I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know
Praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naïvety
Oh, and isn't this exactly where you'd like me? I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know
Praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naïvety

Oh, but I'm afraid that I, well I may have faked it
And I wouldn't be caught dead,d-dead,d-dead,d-dead in this place
Well, I'm afraid that I, well that's right, that I may have faked it
And I wouldn't be caught dead in this place!

And isn't this exactly where you'd like me? I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know
Praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naïvety
Oh, and isn't this exactly where you'd like me?
I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know
Praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naïvety

Well, I'm afraid that I, well I may have faked it
And I wouldn't be caught dead,d-dead,d-dead in this place
Well, I'm afraid that I, well, that's right, well I may have faked it
And I wouldn't be caught dead in this place!

And isn't this exactly where you'd like me? I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know
Praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naïvety
Oh, and isn't this exactly where you'd like me
I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know
Praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naïvety

Praying for love and paying in naivety
Praying for love and paying in naivety, oh

(change)

Oh, well imagine: as I'm pacing the pews in a church corridor,
and I can't help but to hear, no I can't help but to hear an exchanging of words:
"What a beautiful wedding, what a beautiful wedding!" says the bridesmaid to a waiter.
"Yes, but what a shame, what a shame, the poor groom's bride is a w____."

I'd chime in with a "Haven't you people ever heard of closing the g______ door?!"
No, it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality.

I'd chime in "Haven't you people ever heard of closing the g______ door?!"
No, it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of...
Oh!

Well in fact well I'll look at it this way, I mean technically our marriage is saved!
Well this calls for a toast, so pour the champagne!
Oh! Well in fact well I'll look at it this way, I mean technically our marriage is saved!
Well this calls for a toast, so pour the champagne, pour the champagne!

I'd chime in with a "Haven't you people ever heard of closing the g______ door?!"
No, it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality.

I'd chime in "Haven't you people ever heard of closing the g______ door?!"
No, it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality

Again...

I'd chime in "Haven't you people ever heard of closing the g______ door?!"
No, it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality.

I'd chime in "Haven't you people ever heard of closing the g______ door?!"
No, it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality

Again...

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