[Verse 1] We met by the cashbox glow Your smile said, “What’s the rate?” You kept your coat half-zipped I kept my cards too straight You like a love with terms I like a lie with rent We trade in borrowed vows Then split the difference (Keep it clean) You know the deal Hands on the table Heart on the wheel [Pre-Chorus] Name on the line Price in your eyes Funny how sweet things Come with a tie [Chorus] Transactional relationships Sign it, baby, seal it Transactional relationships Kiss it, then you bill it Transactional relationships You want it, I can see it Transactional relationships Pay up if you need it [Verse 2] You call me after dark When your room goes cold A laugh through cigarette haze A story half told I wear my better suit You wear your alibi We dance in little lies Under a paper sky (What’s the damage?) You ask me soft I name my price Then we talk [Pre-Chorus] Name on the line Price in your eyes Funny how sweet things Come with a tie [Chorus] Transactional relationships Sign it, baby, seal it Transactional relationships Kiss it, then you bill it Transactional relationships You want it, I can see it Transactional relationships Pay up if you need it [Bridge] The radio says, “Good evening” Like it knows our sin Accordion breathing slow While the room folds in I’m not your rescue, baby You’re not my last resort We keep the terms exact And leave the lights off the porch [Chorus] Transactional relationships Sign it, baby, seal it Transactional relationships Kiss it, then you bill it Transactional relationships You want it, I can see it Transactional relationships Pay up if you need it (Transactional relationships) (Seal it) (Transactional relationships) (Bill it)
