Crocodile Tears Lyrics

You called to apologize

You say you're more civilized now

That you've learned from your errors and mended your ways

Well forgive me for finding that awfully strange

Cause I knew you well back when you were a liar

And your penitent posturing strikes me as tired

So leave me alone and stop digging up bygones

And go find someone new now

To tear off your nylons

Oh don't talk to me in that baby doll voice

And spare me the crocodile tears

You can save it for someone who can't spot a put-on

And who can't tell a false heart from one that's sincere

So pardon me, dear, if I seem overwrought

But this slim peace of mind has been bitterly bought

And now you come back here crying for blood that's been spilt

And expect me to help you make sense of your guilt?

But I packed up that box and I locked it away

I picked out the shards of you lodged in my brain

And I stitched up whatever was left of my heart

By drinking and smoking and falling apart

Oh don't talk to me in that baby doll voice

And spare me the crocodile tears

You can save it for someone who can't spot a put-on

And who can't tell a false heart from one that's sincere.

Don't dial my number

Don't drop me a note

Stop trying to edit the ending we wrote

Cause the ash has been scattered

There's nothing to do but throw open the blinds and go find something new

You can go off to Paris and stare at the Seine

Or drink enough liquor to pickle your brain

Quite frankly I don't give a damn what you do

Just please understand my darling

We're through