[Verse 1] Lipstick on a coffee cup Matches in a velvet pack Your name on a crumpled napkin Folded once, then folded back Rain tapping on the window Neon bleeding into blue You said you’d only be a minute Clock struck midnight, so did you [Chorus] Ashtrays and alibis You leave them wherever you’ve been Perfume and practiced lies Soft as the smoke on my skin I keep buying every story Like a gambler buying time Ashtrays and alibis And your shadow on my mind [Verse 2] Trench coat on the hallway chair Hat brim hiding what you know You dance around a straight answer Slow and close, then let me go You trace a circle on the table Gold ring spinning to a stop You say, “Baby, it’s complicated” Lights go down, my heartbeat drops [Chorus] Ashtrays and alibis You leave them wherever you’ve been Perfume and practiced lies Soft as the smoke on my skin I keep buying every story Like a gambler buying time Ashtrays and alibis And your shadow on my mind [Bridge] Maybe I’m the last to know Maybe I just like the show (oh, I do) If loving you’s a crooked game Deal the cards and say my name [Chorus] Ashtrays and alibis You leave them wherever you’ve been Perfume and practiced lies Soft as the smoke on my skin I keep buying every story Like a gambler buying time Ashtrays and alibis And your shadow on my mind
