[Verse 1] She'll wake up some morning hummin' one of my songs One that I wrote for her when we were young But she won't have to wonder if she's still in love with me She'll light the bong and close her eyes to escape reality But still she has to put her makeup on and look herself in the eye So she's learned these magic words and believes they're not a lie [Chorus] She says He was no good for me, he left me in the mess that I'm in He always lied to me, I'll never ever love another man But down in her heart the truth will say She threw a damn good love away [Verse 2] Then our son will remind her because he looks so much like me And she'll go off in the night to prove she's really free And in a club where there's rock and roll and they all know her by first name She'll pick some youngster up to help her ease the pain And after she's laid down with him, she'll look him in the eye Then recite these magic words that by now she's memorized [Chorus] She'll say You are so good for me, you've made me into all that I am You'll never lie to me, I'm so glad I found such a man But down in her heart the truth will say She threw a damn good love away [Bridge] But me, my life's going okay, it's turned out fine after all She's out there living her lie and she sets herself up for the fall But the truth in her heart won't go away [Chorus] 'Cause she says You were no good for me, you left me in the mess that I'm in You always lied to me, I'll never ever love another man But down in her heart the truth will say She threw a damn good love away [Outro] She threw a damn good love away
