Every time I see you it's so much better than the time before You seem to be improving… when you turn on the charm It's impossible to ignore Yeh I suppose that means you're getting older People know your face… All those friends and relations… everyone must have a place For a guarantee of friendship Rule of thumb ain't good enough any more Oh we shared our secrets, we had a common foe And when you changed your mind, you always let me know Somehow we were always on the right side of wrong And when the lines were drawn You were an angel of mercy You were the one that I used to believe in You were an angel of mercy Now the tables have turned And I can see right through you You made it look so easy, yeah you were always right From tenderness to treason you faded out of sight Behind a veil of sophistication, you looked so good But now the party's over I know I should have understood That it's a crime to be too easy and it's a crime to be too glad So now I've cut my losses it doesn't feel so bad So if I try to reach you by telling you a lie It's just another long goodbye You were an angel of mercy You were the one that I used to believe in You were an angel of mercy Now the tables have turned And I can see right through you Every time I see you it's so much better than the time before You seem to be improving… when you turn on the charm It's impossible to ignore You were an angel of mercy You were the one that I used to believe in You were an angel of mercy Now the tables have turned And I can see right through you