I can't count the times that he'd leave her alone
Close out the bars before staggering home
And come in to find her asleep by the phone
He once had a woman
She coudn't keep up with the rest of the crowd
An original thought never troubled her brow
And she wouldn't turn heads if she walked in right now
He once had a woman
Once had a woman
Once had a woman who loved him
But that was long ago
When love was fed
On a few soft hours
In a stranger's bed
The times were wild
And the lives we led astray
Her trust was a blanket he grew to despise
Her ready acceptance of all of his lies
She became quite the joke with the rest of the guys
He once had a woman
Once had a woman
Once had a woman who loved him
But that was long ago
When love was fed
On a few soft hours
In a stranger's bed
The times were wild
And the lives we led astray
If he could just take back that callous goodbye
When she curled like paper tossed into the fire
But there were prettier ladies he wanted to try
He once had a woman
Once had a woman
And I was that woman who loved him