Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover

(The) problem is all inside your head,
She said to me,
The answer is easy, if you
Take it logically.
I'd like to help you in your
Struggle to be free,
There must be
Fifty ways to leave your lover.

She said, it's really not my habit
To intrude,
Furthermore, I hope my meaning
Won't be lost or misconstrued,
So I'll repeat myself
At the risk of being crude:
There must be
(2×) Fifty ways to leave your lover.

(2×)
Just slip out the back, Jack,
You make a new plan, Stan,
Don't need to be coy, Roy,
Just listen to me!
Hop on the bus, Gus,
Don't need to discuss much,
Just drop off the key, Lee
(And) get yourself free!

She said, it grieves me so
To see you in such pain,
I wish there was something I could do
To make you smile again.
I said, I appreciate that
And would you please explain
About the fifty ways.

She said, why don't we both
Just sleep on it tonight
And I believe in the morning
You'll begin to see the light
And then she kissed me and I realized
She probably was right:
There must be
(2×) Fifty ways to leave your lover.

(2×) Just...