{Verse 1} So I walk a little too fast, and I drive a little too fast And I'm reckless it's true, but what else can you do At the end of a love affair {Verse 2} So I talk a little too much, and I laugh a little too much And my voice is too loud when I'm out in a crowd So that people are apt to stare {Verse 3} Do they know, do they care, that it's only That I'm lonely, and low as can be
And the smile on my face isn't really a smile at all {Verse 4} So I smoke a little too much, and I drink a little too much And the tunes I request are not always the best But the ones wherе the trumpets blare {Outro} So I go at a maddеning pace And I pretend that it's taking his place But what else can you do at the end of a love affair