Verse 1 Lipstick on a cigarette Smudged across a glass You said you didn’t care no more But you stayed a little past Neon buzzin’ overhead Dirty mirror light You looked better leavin’ Than you ever did stayin’ the night ⸻ Pre-Chorus You say it don’t mean nothin’ But you keep comin’ back ⸻ Chorus Cheap perfume and bad decisions Stickin’ to me like your skin You say it’s just a moment But it pulls me back again Cheap perfume… I can’t forget it Even when I wash it away You walk out like it’s nothin’ Then come back the next day ⸻ Verse 2 Taxi waitin’ on the curb Meter runnin’ fast You don’t say goodbye no more You just fade into the past I watch you through the window Like a stranger in a show Every time I let you leave You’re the first one back I know ⸻ Pre-Chorus You say it’s just for comfort But it’s more than that ⸻ Chorus Cheap perfume and bad decisions Hangin’ heavy in the air You say you don’t belong to me But you’re always somewhere near Cheap perfume… I still taste it Every time I say your name We both know what this is But we play it like a game ⸻ Bridge (minimal, eerie) Don’t say love… Don’t say forever… We both know… It’s now or never… ⸻ Final Chorus (stripped, darker) Cheap perfume and bad decisions That’s all we ever were A little bit of somethin’ Neither one of us deserve Cheap perfume… still lingers Long after you’re gone You don’t stay for nothin’ But you never stay gone ⸻ Outro (spoken / whispered) Yeah… You always come back…
