Song Description

Story of a man right after he was dumped because was not able to live up to her standards.

Lyrics

He wakes up and has a drink,
Leans up against the sink,
And thinks about the night he'd had.

At the bar, the car ride home.
Another fight on late night telephone.

He doesn't remember writing the note that told her off.
He could have been more eloquent or quoted Chekhov.

He goes outside and down the street.
Cigarettes and coffee and staples of the morning.
He reads the note and has a smoke,
And wonders whatever happened to warning.

He couldn't keep up appearences with family or friends.
He thought he was slipping into a campy, situation comedy.

Two years down the drain,
and he still feels the same about aeroplanes.
Fashion staples and acquired tastes,
Left behind in anger.

She said she found someone else.
And all the time tey spent was simple plot for denial.
He decided to be perfect from now on,
but no one's perfect from now on.

Do you remember Leonard Lake?
Swamp water and cowards.
I have to place the blame on someone other than Howard.

Two years down the drain,
and he still feels the same about aeroplanes.
Fashion staples and acquired tastes,
Left behind in anger.